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Kidney disease patient tries to sell his own eye

(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-03-30 08:53

A man who suffers from a kidney disease tried to sell one of his eyes in order to get money to pay for a kidney transplant.

Farmer Yang Dengming, 33, of Liujiao village, Sichuan province, walked along the streets of Chengdu on Wednesday morning.

"I was told that a cornea can be sold for 150,000 yuan ($21,900) and I want the money for my kidney transplant operation," Yang said.

Yang was diagnosed with a kidney disease and his poor family cannot afford an operation although they're willing to donate a kidney.

The local government said they encouraged people to donate to him and they also provided some support. A lawyer said his plan to sell an eye is illegal.

(Tianfu Morning News)