By Martin Patience, BBC News, Beijing
The iPad 2 went on sale in China last month. A teenager in China has sold one of his kidneys in order to buy an iPad 2, Chinese media report. The 17-year-old, identified only as Little Zheng, told a local TV station he had arranged the sale of the kidney over the internet. The story only came to light after the teenager’s mother became suspicious. The case highlights China’s black market in organ trafficking. A scarcity of organ donors has led to a flourishing trade.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13639934
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