Review article

https://doi.org/10.21860/medflum2020_245228

Transplant tourism

Lada Zibar ; Klinička bolnica Merkur, Zagreb, Hrvatska, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Kristina Šunić ; Dom zdravlja Osijek, Osijek, Hrvatska

Abstract

Transplant tourism (TT) considers traveling for the purpose of illegal organ donation or transplantation (TX), where the donor sells the “donated” organ (organ trade). The organ in trade is mostly a kidney. Despite a global combating TT, it is still ongoing across the world. Ten percent of all TXs is estimated to be illegal (often TT). Organ shortage and disproportion in socioeconomic state between the donor and the recipient are the main causes of TT. Despite that by that trade organ donors (sellers) often solve existential problems, selling a part of human body for any purpose is not ethically acceptable.

Keywords

ethics; illegal transplantation; organ trade; organ transplantation; transplant tourism

Hrčak ID:

245228

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/245228

Publication date:

1.12.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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