https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/ResearchPublications/202083E
Even though it is illegal in most countries, some estimates indicate that trafficked organs account for up to 10% of organ transplants performed around the ...
https://www.unodc.org/unodc/frontpage/2024/June/explainer_-understanding-human-trafficking-for-organ-removal.html
... human trafficking. The traffickers, who are usually part of sophisticated criminal networks, profit by selling these organs to recipients who are unable or ...
https://www.donoralliance.org/newsroom/donation-essentials/can-you-sell-organs/
Jan 2, 2025 — In short, the answer is NO. Selling Organs in the United States is Illegal. The National Organ Transplant Act, which was passed in 1984, makes ...
https://books.openedition.org/editionsmsh/10744?lang=en
Moreover, banning the sale of human body parts is an obstacle to access to care for patients on transplantation lists. Were we to be allowed to sell organs or ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce83r56xwj7o
Aug 30, 2025 — BBC A treated image of a human body placed on a medical gurney. BBC. Harold Dillard was 56 when he was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer ...
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3291132/
by A Adair · 2011 · Cited by 34 — Organ trafficking and transplant tourism violate the principles of equity, justice and respect for human dignity and should be prohibited.
https://nfda.org/advocacy/current-issues/body-broker-bill
Medical schools, researchers, physicians, mortuary science students, and other medical professionals rely on donated human bodies and body parts for training ...
https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/135994.pdf
(1) "Human organ" includes, but is not limited to, a human kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, or any other human organ or nonrenewable or nonregenerative ...
https://www.wlu.edu/mudd-center/mudd-undergraduate-journal-of-ethics/volume-10-spring-2025/selling-organs-to-make-ends-meet
Organ trafficking is a dire issue that occurs mainly amongst the global poor due to desperation, exploitation, lack of education, lack of protection, and the ...
https://www.rd.com/article/body-parts-you-can-sell/
Feb 27, 2025 — Since 1984, the National Organ Transplant Act has made it illegal to buy or sell tissues or organs, such as kidneys, liver, heart, lungs or ...
https://www.who.int/health-topics/transplantation
Transplantation of human cells, tissues or organs saves many lives and restores essential functions where no alternatives of comparable effectiveness exist.
https://www.rd.com/article/body-parts-you-can-sell/
Feb 27, 2025 — Since 1984, the National Organ Transplant Act has made it illegal to buy or sell tissues or organs, such as kidneys, liver, heart, lungs or ...
https://cbhd.org/cbhd-resources/organs-for-sale
Kidney transplants used to be considered miraculous. Today, they are almost routine. Unlike heart transplants, kidneys can be removed from living donors. In ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_trade
Organ trade is the trading of human organs, tissues, or other body products, usually for transplantation. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), ...
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-bodies-brokers/
Oct 24, 2017 — If you leave your body to science, you may also be donating to commerce: Cadavers and body parts are sold in a thriving, unregulated market ...
https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/465200_2
National Organ Transplant Act of 1984 (NOTA) Bans Buying and Selling. NOTA is the cornerstone of the federal system for organ transplantation In response to ...
https://hms.harvard.edu/news/organ-trade-right-or-wrong
Mar 7, 2008 — In the late 1700s, before the invention of the porcelain denture, wealthy Europeans flocked to surgeons who would replace missing or damaged ...
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/274e
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly acquire, receive, or otherwise transfer any human organ for valuable consideration for use in human ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Rec7dyhTQ
... body to science, get a cremation, or ... The Sale of Body Parts | Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller | National Geographic UK.
https://www.rd.com/article/body-parts-you-can-sell/
Feb 27, 2025 — Since 1984, the National Organ Transplant Act has made it illegal to buy or sell tissues or organs, such as kidneys, liver, heart, lungs or ...