Organ TraffickingOrgan Trafficking

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BrazilBrazil

Brazil: A 1997 law Brazil: A 1997 law makes it illegal to sell makes it illegal to sell organs and tissue and organs and tissue and forbids anyone from forbids anyone from soliciting them. In soliciting them. In 1998, Brazil passed a 1998, Brazil passed a law making every law making every Brazilian adult an Brazilian adult an organ donor at death, organ donor at death, except in case of except in case of special exemption. special exemption.

Israel: While it is Israel: While it is now against health now against health ministry ministry regulations to buy regulations to buy and sell organs, and sell organs, one bill pending in one bill pending in the Knesset would the Knesset would make it a felony.make it a felony.

IsraelIsrael

South AfricaSouth Africa

South Africa: The South Africa: The Human Tissue Act Human Tissue Act of 1983 says that of 1983 says that no one can receive no one can receive payment for the payment for the transfer of any transfer of any tissue, including tissue, including flesh, bone, organ, flesh, bone, organ, or body fluid.or body fluid.

IranIran

Iran: Kidney sales Iran: Kidney sales are legal and are legal and regulated.regulated.

India India

The Indian government The Indian government tried to stop illegal tried to stop illegal organ transplants with a organ transplants with a 1994 law that 1994 law that criminalizes organ sales criminalizes organ sales but allows for "unrelated but allows for "unrelated kidney sales," a kidney sales," a loophole that has led to loophole that has led to corruption. Nonprofit corruption. Nonprofit organizations in the organizations in the area claim the trade is area claim the trade is rising now that it has rising now that it has gone underground. gone underground.

China China

China: It's illegal to China: It's illegal to buy or sell organs in buy or sell organs in China. But a 1984 China. But a 1984 law allows organs to law allows organs to be transplanted from be transplanted from an executed prisoner an executed prisoner if family members if family members don't claim the body don't claim the body right away.right away.

ETHICS /TRAFFICKINGETHICS /TRAFFICKING

Life or Death decisionLife or Death decision Dead or Nearly Dead? Two Case Dead or Nearly Dead? Two Case

StudiesStudies

Case Study #1Case Study #1

32 year old male32 year old male Unresponsive after Unresponsive after

accidentaccident Antidote for muscle Antidote for muscle

relaxants…relaxants… What next? What next?

Case Study #2Case Study #2

32 year old woman 32 year old woman in coma after in coma after childbirthchildbirth

Ventilator for 3 Ventilator for 3 days, unresponsivedays, unresponsive

Too much inflationToo much inflation Real? Real?

The Rich….The Rich….

The case of Mickey The case of Mickey MantleMantle

Rich receive Rich receive preference, “wallet preference, “wallet biopsy” biopsy”

Legalization of Organ salesLegalization of Organ sales

Who is selling their organs? Who is selling their organs? Benefits of legalization outweigh Benefits of legalization outweigh

risks risks