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Published on: June 6, 2025
Caution: deceased donor organ commercialism!
Miran Epstein1, Dominique Martin, Gabriel Danovitch
1Medical Ethics and Law, Schiool of Health Sciences, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, 2 Newark Street, London, UK. m.epstein@qmul.ac.uk
Abstract:
In the past 3 years there have been attempts to counter the international campaign against a market in organs from the living. In parallel to these attempts, support for a market in organs from the deceased has gained some traction. In this article we describe the various forms of this phenomenon, analyze its implications, and call upon policy makers to take steps to halt its progress.
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