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Article: We shouldn't ignore trafficking in body parts
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 22, 2004
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We shouldn't ignore trafficking in body parts
By MICHELE GOODWIN
Monday, March 22, 2004
Are we shocked that a University of California official is accused
of trafficking in body parts? We shouldn't be; the University of
California-Los Angeles is simply the canary in the coal mine. It's an
open secret that there has long been a commercial trade in human
bodies.
An underground, illegal market has developed largely because of
inconsistent federal policies and practices, including poor
supervision of university hospitals, organ procurement organizations
and biotechnology companies that engage in the exchange of body
parts.
By and large, this black market serves a public good by supplying ...