The Dark Side of Transplant Tourism: Inside the Illegal Organ Black Market

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'Just working with one country will not really work,' nephrologist Thomas Müller told Newsweek about a black market that preys on the desperate.

This is the second in a two-part series about the international organ black market and how bad actors are using different means to buy and sell body parts.An organ black market thrives in certain regions based on skirted laws, bad actors and an unethical approach to broader organ transplantation—and law enforcement collaboration at the international level is the only way to curb it, experts have told Newsweek.

In 2007, Chinese officials passed law-based regulations on organ transplantation that led to 'arduous reform,' according to Huang, resulting in 'remarkable achievements.' Delmonico said the Chinese have made positive strides to drastically reduce illicit sales.Newsweek reached out to Chinese officials for comment.

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