A needed Convention against trafficking in human organs

The Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs, soon to be adopted by the Council of Europe, provides a solution to these problems by identifying distinct activities that constitute "trafficking in human organs", which ratifying states are obligated to criminalise. The central concept...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2014-06, Vol.383 (9936), p.2187-2189
Main Authors: López-Fraga, Marta, Domínguez-Gil, Beatriz, Capron, Alexander M, Van Assche, Kristof, Martin, Dominique, Cozzi, Emanuele, Delmonico, Francis L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood & organ donations
Consent
Councils
Human rights
Human trafficking
Humans
Internal Medicine
International Cooperation - legislation & jurisprudence
Organ Trafficking - legislation & jurisprudence
Organ Trafficking - prevention & control
Organs
Tissue and Organ Procurement - legislation & jurisprudence
Transplants & implants
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Summary:The Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs, soon to be adopted by the Council of Europe, provides a solution to these problems by identifying distinct activities that constitute "trafficking in human organs", which ratifying states are obligated to criminalise. The central concept is "the illicit removal of organs", which consists of removal without the free, informed, and specific consent of a living donor; removal from a deceased donor other than as authorised under domestic law; removal when a living donor (or a third party) has been offered or received a financial gain or comparable advantage; or removal from a deceased donor when a third party has been offered or received a financial gain or comparable advantage.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60835-7