ORGAN TRAFFICKING: A LESS DISCUSSED ASPECT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Abstract

One of the life-saving discoveries of recent times is organ transplantation. The more lives from organ transplantation are rescued, the more people expect to rescue themselves from organ loss at the last stage. The current situation is, the organ requested exceeds the organ trafficking. Thus, being the root cause of the worldwide illicit organ trafficking. Living donors are either forced to donate or able to do so, as promised by intermediaries, for funds or work opportunities. The offense of trafficking in organs is multifaceted and ethically false. This paper titles "Organ Trafficking: A Less Discussed Aspect of Human Trafficking" is an effort to examine the present organ trafficking situation and the story of the Indian side of organ trafficking.