Sophon Mekton, general manager of the Thai Red Cross Organ Donation Centre, reacted to the photo showing three people with bloody bandages on their bellies, allegedly selling their kidneys to buy a new iPhone 14.
iPhone 14 is hawked on the streets of China: They sell it on the streets
Mekton warned people that organ trafficking is illegal in Thailand and condemned the photo, which went viral and quickly circulated on social media. Also on the subject: “This is prohibited. It is inappropriate to offer to sell organs for money, especially to buy iPhones. This is morally wrong and unethical.” used the phrases.
There were people who sold their kidneys for a new iPhone in China
The photo is believed to come from a Vietnamese beauty clinic located in Laos. Doctors announced the photo to large audiences so that young people would not be influenced by the idea of selling kidneys to buy an iPhone 14. The photographers did not comment on the situation.
As a reminder, there have been many cases in China where people sold their kidneys to buy a new iPhone. Some of these people suffer from kidney failure. On the other hand, in some sources, it was stated that the devices in the hands of the posing people were iPhone 13.