Case Against Transplant Doc Raises Concern
Charges against a California surgeon for hastening the death of a disabled man so his organs could be harvested for transplants has advocates worried, the New York Times reports. At issue is whether...
View ArticleUN Official: Guerrillas Killed Serb Prisoners for Organs
Kosovan guerrillas killed Serb prisoners and harvested their organs for profit during Balkan fighting nearly a decade ago, according to the former UN prosecutor for war crimes in Yugoslavia. Carla del...
View ArticleIn Legal Gray Zone, Europeans Harvest Body Parts for US
A billion-dollar business of shipping body parts from Germany to the US is booming and may be illegal, Der Spiegel reports. The body harvesting is done in the Ukraine, where authorities are...
View Article5 Doctors Charged in Organ Trafficking Scheme
New charges have been filed in an alleged organ trafficking conspiracy first exposed five years ago. Poor Brazilians and Romanians were reportedly paid an average of $6,000 for their kidneys, which...
View ArticleScientists: We Can Make Pigs Grow Human Organs
Japanese researchers have hit on a stem cell breakthrough that they say could essentially solve the organ shortages problem—but fair warning, it’s weird. By injecting stem cells from rats into the...
View ArticleIraqi Diplomat: ISIS May Be Harvesting Organs
On the heels of a report that ISIS burned 45 to death comes yet another claim of brutality. The Iraqi ambassador to the UN is calling for an investigation of reports that the terrorist group has been...
View ArticleISIS Justifies Organ Harvesting From Living Prisoners
The Islamic State may be harvesting organs from living prisoners for profit, according to a Reuters exclusive. The news company obtained a copy of Fatwa Number 68 , which provides a religious...
View ArticleWhy More People Are Harvesting Dead Men's Sperm
Ana and Michael Clark were newlyweds on a motorcycle ride in California when tragedy struck: Their bike flew off a cliff, killing Michael and leaving Ana with shoulder and spine fractures. Grieving for...
View ArticleIllegal Organ Harvesting Is Over in China: Report
Long accused of harvesting the organs of prisoners on death row to be sold to the highest bidder, China appears to have cleaned up its act, the Washington Post reports. China has been castigated by the...
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