Organ Trafficking: Why Do Healthcare Workers Engage in It?
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.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tissue and Organ Procurement
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Organ Transplantation
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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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