Despite the passing of laws forbidding organ sales, socioeconomically vulnerable people in the global south continue to sell parts of their body to survive.
In 1994, India’s Parliament passed the Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA) to make organ sales illegal. Although superficially beneficial, the lived outcomes of this action were anything but advantageous.
After THOA was passed, clinics and brokers organizing international organ transplantation began targeting “Indian-looking” donors.
On August 29, 2011, India passed the Transplantation of Human Organs Amendment bill to stem illegal organ trafficking and help would-be donor recipients.
Read more of this very interesting story on a human issue with human impact: http://www.clickrally.com/india-introduces-new-law-to-stem-organ-tourist-trafficking/
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