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Old 06-24-2009, 12:12 PM
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Default Stranger kidney donations rising

Are people becoming more generous with their organs???

Twenty-two people have given a kidney to a stranger since the practice became possible in the UK two years ago, the body in charge of such donations says.

Ten put themselves forward in the first year and 15 in the second - three of these have not yet undergone surgery.

The Human Tissue Authority (HTA), which decides whether people are suitable, said the numbers were "remarkable".
Read more at BBC NEWS | Health | Stranger kidney donations rising
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