Manzano, A, Monaghan, M, Potrata, B et al. (1 more author) (2014) The invisible issue of organ laundering. Transplantation, 98 (6). 600 - 603. ISSN 0041-1337
Abstract
Global institutions, although suggesting measures to deter organ trafficking, reiterate the lack of official statistics about this illegal trade. In this article, we explore the reasons why organ trafficking remains unreported. We argue that the complex factors that perpetuate invisibility facilitate trafficked organs being "laundered" in the health care systems of the purchaser's country, hindering accurate estimation of the problem. The factors are as follows: (a) issues of globalization, jurisdiction, and law enforcement; (b) the power of health care professionals; (c) the reimbursement of transplantation costs abroad by insurers; (d) ambivalence of the victim status of the sellers; and (e) the buyers as vulnerable offenders.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in Manzano, A, Monaghan, M, Potrata, B and Clayton, M (2014) The invisible issue of organ laundering. Transplantation, 98 (6). 600 - 603. ISSN 0041-1337 |
Keywords: | Organ trafficking; Organ laundering; Organ trade; Transplant tourism |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Sociology and Social Policy (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Healthcare (Leeds) > Nursing Adult (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 01 Dec 2014 16:31 |
Last Modified: | 25 Oct 2015 16:11 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000000333 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
Identification Number: | 10.1097/TP.0000000000000333 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:81408 |