Problem
Unauthorized organ transplantations
Other Names:
Illegal organ harvesting Nature:
Organ harvesting is the organized collection of human organs without consent, sometimes illegally, for subsequent transplantation or other therapeutic use. Criminals, children, tourists and stillborn or aborted babies are notable victims.
Broader Problems:
Unauthorized practice Narrower Problems:
Theft of internal organsRecycling human placental tissue Related Problems:
Unsustainable harvesting rates Aggravates:
Trafficking in children for medical exploitation Strategies:
Donating body to scienceDeveloping artificial organsUndertaking organ transplantsProviding organ bank Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
17.02.2022 – 02:41 CET