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SALE ORGANS [1 record]

Record 1 2008-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
  • Types of Trade Goods
CONT

... it is illegal to buy or sell organs in [Canada]. All provinces and territories have legislation prohibiting the sale of organs and tissues for profit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
  • Types d'objets de commerce
CONT

Au Québec, au Canada et aux États-Unis, comme dans la plupart des pays, la loi interdit la vente d'organes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía
  • Tipos de bienes comerciales
DEF

Transacción comercial que se realiza con diferentes órganos del cuerpo humano.

CONT

La insuficiente disponibilidad de órganos ha originado una búsqueda desesperada de los mismos. [...] no hay lugar donde esta escasez mundial haya favorecido tan claramente la venta de órganos como en la India. [...] En 1985, 1987 y, nuevamente en 1994, la Asociación Médica Mundial resolvió: "Se condena toda compra y venta de órganos humanos para fines de trasplante" [...]

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