Illegal Organ Trade

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  • There are two main forms of the Illegal Organ Trade. Those from impoverished economic conditions selling their own body organs for profit, and body parts taken from executed prisoners. The black market trade of human organs is sustained by wealthy individuals, sometimes on long waiting lists for transplants, traveling to foreign countries for the procedure.
  • Fast Facts:

    1. China is the world´s second largest performer of organ transplants.
    2. The Chinese government has been unable to account for the source of 41,500 transplanted organs for the years 2000 to 2005.
    3. Offers to sell organs have been found on the Internet.

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