organ trafficking
Illegal transplant commerce
Organ trafficking is the illegal trade in human organs for transplantation.
The practice exploits vulnerable people—often the poor or refugees—who sell kidneys or other organs out of desperation, or victims who are coerced or deceived.
It also encompasses harvesting organs from executed prisoners or murder victims.
International law enforcement agencies are cracking down on organ trafficking networks.
- black marketIllicit trading system
- kidneysBlood-filtering organ pair
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- victimsThose who suffer harm
harvesting · body parts · illegal · underground · transplant · medical tourism · donors · crime · syndicates · poverty · life or death · desperation · surgery · hospitals · brokers · coercion · vulnerable · corneas
- crimerobbery, accomplice, alibi, burglary, conspiracy
- exploitationexploit, predatory, take advantage, prey on, forced marriage
- global crimeterrorism, money laundering, organized crime, cybercrime, smuggling
- smugglingcontraband, smugglers, human smuggling, smuggling rings, people smuggling
- human traffickingvictims, modern slavery, survivors, abduction, kidnapping
- medical crimesMedicare fraud, Medicaid fraud, medical malpractice, medical negligence, nursing home abuse
organ traffickingorgan donation
Gifting body parts for transplant
organ traffickingbodily autonomy
Control over one's physique
bodily integrity · informed consent · self-determination · human dignity · victim protection
organ, trafficking, organs, organic, organist, organism, organelle, organize, organizer