The ride of your life, er, death
“And now for something completely different” is a Monty Python catch phrase which seems both true and inadequate for the brainchild of a Lithuanian...
Canadian doctors debate transplants for foreigners
Canadian transplant surgeons are debating the ethics of transplanting the organs of foreign nationals. In some cases, according to the National Post, a surgeon wanted...
Good intentions in the world’s organ market
Investigative journalist Scott Carney has just published The Red Market, a book about the international trade in human body parts --trade in human body parts...
China considers financial incentives to promote organ donation
The Chinese government is considering offering financial incentives to people to voluntarily donate organs. In 2007 China banned organ transplants from living donors, except spouses,...
Convicted rapist next in line for organ transplant
Convicted rapist Kenneth Pike, of New York, was expected to undergo a life-saving heart transplant that could have cost as much as US$800,000, a price...