Marzieh's biggest challenge in life is to come up with money for her daughter's wedding. In Persian custom, it is the parents' duty to provide a dowry, known as jahizieh, and as a widow from north Iran, she feels it is important to fulfil her responsibility and protect the family's honour.
To achieve this, she is ready to sell one of her kidneys. If she is successful, she will travel to one of Tehran's kidney transplant centres and have it removed. She will have to cope with only one kidney from then on, but she will have performed her duties by her daughter.
"It is getting too late for my daughter to marry – her moment has already passed," she said.
Iran is the only country where the selling and buying of kidneys is legal. As a result, there is no shortage of the organs – but for those trying to sell a kidney, there is a lot of competition. Full story...
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To achieve this, she is ready to sell one of her kidneys. If she is successful, she will travel to one of Tehran's kidney transplant centres and have it removed. She will have to cope with only one kidney from then on, but she will have performed her duties by her daughter.
"It is getting too late for my daughter to marry – her moment has already passed," she said.
Iran is the only country where the selling and buying of kidneys is legal. As a result, there is no shortage of the organs – but for those trying to sell a kidney, there is a lot of competition. Full story...
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