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Organ Trafficking: Why Do Healthcare Workers Engage in It?
Stammers, Trevor.
  • Stammers T; Independent Scholar, London, UK.
Camb Q Healthc Ethics ; 31(3): 368-378, 2022 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1960188
ABSTRACT
Organ trafficking in all its various forms is an international crime which could be entirely eliminated if healthcare professionals refused to participate in or be complicit with it. Types of organ trafficking are defined and principal international declarations and resolutions concerning it are discussed. The evidence for the involvement of healthcare professionals is illustrated with examples from South Africa and China. The ways in which healthcare professionals directly or indirectly perpetuate illegal organ transplantation are then considered, including lack of awareness, the paucity of both undergraduate and postgraduate education on organ trafficking, turning a blind eye, advocacy of organ commercialism, and the lure of financial gain.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tissue and Organ Procurement / Organ Transplantation / Organ Trafficking Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Camb Q Healthc Ethics Journal subject: Ethics Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S0963180121000931

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tissue and Organ Procurement / Organ Transplantation / Organ Trafficking Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Camb Q Healthc Ethics Journal subject: Ethics Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S0963180121000931