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"A leading transplant surgeon called for the sale of human organs in Britain to be legalised and regulated," the Guernsey Press reported on 20 May 03. "Professor Nadey Hakim, president of the Royal Society of Medicine's transplant committee, said he believed a controlled trade in organs would cut so-called "transplant tourism", where patients travel abroad for operations which are illegal in the U.K. "Last summer, the American Medical Association's House of Delegates voted to encourage organ procurement organisations to begin studying the use of financial incentives to improve donation rates." (Medical Ethics Advisor, March 03). Mr. Gregory Crespi, a lawyer, discussed "Organ futures". "Most people would be willing to sign up for an organ futures contract that would pay their estate approximately $150,000 for their organs if they are able to be harvested." However, "Italy is to legislate against the sale of human organs after police apprehended three Ukrainian women who auctioned an unborn baby whose organs night have been used for transplant" (SPUC News, from Daily Telegraph 18 May 03). "The gang accepted 350,000 for the child and the authorities are investigating people who expressed an interest in using his or her body parts. The child was born 10 days ago and handed to undercover officers."
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