Rarely does an adventure story carry such social significance as in this groundbreaking ethnographic research book. Dr. Fry-Revere’s exploration of the medical ethics of compensating organ donors takes us deep inside Iranian culture to provide insight and understanding into how Iran has solved its kidney shortage. The Kidney Sellers: A Journey of Discovery in Iran addresses the question: How it is possible that in Iran there is a waiting list to be a donor, while in the United States hundreds of thousands of people have died for lack of a kidney? Dr. Fry-Revere is the first Westerner ever to witness firsthand Iran’s organ procurement system. She shares what she discovered in this fascinating book: part diary of living in a dangerous country, part ethnographic essay, and part tale of people working together to overcome death and financial ruin. The Kidney Sellers is a shocking, thought-provoking true story.
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Summary
This book covers the controversy regarding legal kidney sales. The author is obviously a proponent for kidney sales in this country and has travelled to Iran where such sales are legal for monetary gain. The book would hold more interest to any readers who need a kidney or know of someone who is on dialysis as it goes quite in depth on these subjects. The descriptions of living in Iran while she does her research are interesting and she does take some chances while trying to interview the subjects who have sold a kidney.