A Saudi man who married a Filipino woman was hoping to exchange a kidney in addition to wedding vows, Philippine officials said Monday. But his wedding bliss was cut short as authorities caught on to the scam and blocked the planned transplant.
The wealthy foreigner proposed to the woman, whose name was not given, in an attempt to bypass the Philippines' strict regulations set up to fight the country's widespread organ trafficking.
Foreigners are banned from receiving organ transplants from local donors and organ sales are punishable by up to 20 years in jail. Exceptions are made for family members.
The Saudi man, however, did not succeed in marrying the woman to circumventing the rules....
Saudi man marries Filipino woman for kidney
A Saudi man married a Filipino woman for a kidney, but a Philippine hospital caught on and did not perform a transplant. From Al Arabiya:
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