For the past seven years, Rajesh Gupta has spent 12 hours a week in a hospital bed, hooked up to a hemodialysis machine. He would prefer to undergo a transplant to replace his failed kidneys. But India has no national organ waiting list, few registered organ donors and a legal system that bars transplants from most living donors except for close family members. (Chicago Tribune, Thursday)
Make it illegal, and a black market will form.
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My Organs Are for Sale by Walter Williams
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