
Photo: COFS. Most live organs come from the poor who sell body parts to pay debts or start small projects. The man above sold his kidney (file photo)
CAIRO, 5 July 2011 (IRIN) - Egypt has a new law banning the sale of human organs, imposing seveoto: COFS. Most live organs come from the poor who sell body parts to pay debts or start small projects. The man above sold his kidney (file photo)
“This law will bring the organ trade in Egypt down to a minimum,” Assistant Health Minister Abdel Hamid Abaza told IRIN. “With a law like this, patients will not need to seek organs in an illegal manner.”
The law, approved in December 2010 after protracted discussions in parliament, took effect only in June owing to country-wide political turmoil since January. It ends the debate about whether Islam or other religions permit the taking of organs from deceased persons - by allowing organs to be donated.
Doctors say about 1,500 illegal transplants take place annually. Most live organs come from the destitute who sell body parts to pay debts or start small projects to earn a living to escape unemployment and poverty. A recent report by the Central Auditing Organization said 21 percent of Egypt’s 80 million people live in poverty.
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