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Are transplants arranged via the Internet ethical?

“A doctor and a kidney donor found over the Internet underwent additional tests Tuesday in preparation for a transplant scheduled after a surgical team at another hospital refused to perform the operation because of ethical concerns.

If completed as planned Wednesday at Porter Adventist Hospital it would be the second such transplant in Denver and the 16th nationally set up through Canton, Mass.-based MatchingDonors.com.”