Philippines health officials: No kidneys for foreigners

April 29, 2008 By JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press Writer Philippines health officials: No kidneys for foreigners (AP)

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III gestures as he expounds on the new law on total ban on foreign transplant during a press conference Tuesday, April 29, 2008 in Manila. Foreigners are permanently banned from receiving kidneys for transplant to prevent the country from becoming a major Asian center in an already thriving black-market trade. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)

(AP) -- Foreigners will be permanently banned from receiving kidneys for transplant in the Philippines to prevent the country from becoming a major Asian center in an already thriving black-market trade, health officials announced Tuesday.



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