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Black market for body parts spreads among Europe's poor
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48008837/ns/world_news-the_new_york_times/
"Facing grinding poverty, some Europeans are seeking to sell their kidneys, lungs, bone marrow or corneas, experts say........The spread of illegal organ sales into Europe, where they are gaining momentum, has been abetted by the Internet, a global shortage of organs for transplants and, in some cases, unscrupulous traffickers ready to exploit the economic misery.
“Organ trafficking is a growth industry,” said Jonathan Ratel, a European Union special prosecutor........ “Organized criminal groups are preying upon the vulnerable on both sides of the supply chain: people suffering from chronic poverty, and desperate and wealthy patients who will do anything to survive.”
The main supply countries have traditionally been China, India, Brazil and the Philippines. But experts say Europeans are increasingly vulnerable......
Trade in organs in Serbia is illegal and punishable by up to 10 years in prison. But that is not deterring the people of Doljevac, a poor municipality of 19,000 people in southern Serbia, where the government refused an attempt by residents to register a local agency to sell their organs and blood abroad for profit.
Violeta Cavac, a homemaker advocating for the network, said that the unemployment rate in Doljevac was 50 percent and that more than 3,000 people had wanted to participate. Deprived of a legal channel to sell their organs, she said, residents are now trying to sell body parts in neighboring Bulgaria or in Kosovo.
Government officials insisted that Serbia was not so poor as to reduce people to selling their body parts, while police officials said not a single case of organ trafficking in Serbia had been prosecuted in the past 10 years. Experts who study illegal organ sales said prosecutions were rare because transplants usually took place in third countries, making them difficult to track........"
"Facing grinding poverty, some Europeans are seeking to sell their kidneys, lungs, bone marrow or corneas, experts say........The spread of illegal organ sales into Europe, where they are gaining momentum, has been abetted by the Internet, a global shortage of organs for transplants and, in some cases, unscrupulous traffickers ready to exploit the economic misery.
“Organ trafficking is a growth industry,” said Jonathan Ratel, a European Union special prosecutor........ “Organized criminal groups are preying upon the vulnerable on both sides of the supply chain: people suffering from chronic poverty, and desperate and wealthy patients who will do anything to survive.”
The main supply countries have traditionally been China, India, Brazil and the Philippines. But experts say Europeans are increasingly vulnerable......
Trade in organs in Serbia is illegal and punishable by up to 10 years in prison. But that is not deterring the people of Doljevac, a poor municipality of 19,000 people in southern Serbia, where the government refused an attempt by residents to register a local agency to sell their organs and blood abroad for profit.
Violeta Cavac, a homemaker advocating for the network, said that the unemployment rate in Doljevac was 50 percent and that more than 3,000 people had wanted to participate. Deprived of a legal channel to sell their organs, she said, residents are now trying to sell body parts in neighboring Bulgaria or in Kosovo.
Government officials insisted that Serbia was not so poor as to reduce people to selling their body parts, while police officials said not a single case of organ trafficking in Serbia had been prosecuted in the past 10 years. Experts who study illegal organ sales said prosecutions were rare because transplants usually took place in third countries, making them difficult to track........"
If I am reading his statement right, I think Mike is right. In speaking of party affiliation, so many opposed to the technology surge are that way only because it hasn't benefited them.... yet.
Then, it ends up being a God issue for some.....
Man. When are in deep trouble.
Then, it ends up being a God issue for some.....
Man. When are in deep trouble.
There's no pain like my pain...........or in this case, there's no pain like YOU'RE PAIN!
As sad as this to say out loud... when the time comes for me to ditch my solitary right kidney, I'll be going to the Asian market.
Getting put on a waiting list here in the States, leaves much to be desired, and you never know what you're going to get with a cadaveric organ.
Receiving a transplant from a "live donor" is 75% more effective and a better long-term solution for the recipient (in this case, it'd be me).
Insurance won't pay for organ shopping, but to me, it'll be $200K well spent, as the chances are good that I'll be able to live the rest of my life with the same transplanted organ.
I'll cross the bridge when I come to it though...
Getting put on a waiting list here in the States, leaves much to be desired, and you never know what you're going to get with a cadaveric organ.
Receiving a transplant from a "live donor" is 75% more effective and a better long-term solution for the recipient (in this case, it'd be me).
Insurance won't pay for organ shopping, but to me, it'll be $200K well spent, as the chances are good that I'll be able to live the rest of my life with the same transplanted organ.
I'll cross the bridge when I come to it though...
There has been much of this in our media here. The problem is pretty wide spread and is also happening in India, South American, Asia..anywhere that there is extreme poverty really. And I think most, if desperate and not receiving a needed transplant locally, would take advantage of this. I'm pretty sure I would. Not sure if there is a solution to this one. People will do what they feel they have to to feed their families.
Off to Europe for a new kidney!
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"......the government refused an attempt by residents to register a local agency to sell their organs and blood abroad for profit........................the unemployment rate in Doljevac was 50 percent and that more than 3,000 people had wanted to participate. Deprived of a legal channel to sell their organs, she said, residents are now trying to sell body parts in neighboring Bulgaria or in Kosovo."
My question is, "How do we maintain our high level of bio-ethics in this country, when our tech is outpacing our willingness to even discuss the issues. Stem cell research is the perfect example of this. Opinions on this area of research don't split neatly along Party lines and candidates are noticeably vague when questioned.
The explosion in gene mapping tech is causing a growth in bio-knowledge that's increasing at a higher exponential rate than computer tech. If we can't stay ahead of the curve, we need to at least not lag so far behind.
My question is, "How do we maintain our high level of bio-ethics in this country, when our tech is outpacing our willingness to even discuss the issues. Stem cell research is the perfect example of this. Opinions on this area of research don't split neatly along Party lines and candidates are noticeably vague when questioned.
The explosion in gene mapping tech is causing a growth in bio-knowledge that's increasing at a higher exponential rate than computer tech. If we can't stay ahead of the curve, we need to at least not lag so far behind.
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