Black-Market Scandal Shakes India's Ban on Organ Sales

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Black-Market Scandal Shakes India's Ban on Organ Sales

"It used to be that only one woman a month would sell a kidney to a broker, but lately it has gotten a lot worse," Selvam said. "Before the meeting, it was two women a week and I knew I had to do something."

In the last three months, 52 Indian hospitals have come under investigation by the Department of Medical Services in one of the country's broadest crackdowns yet on illegal organ sales. Of those facilities, two have had their licenses revoked, and 13 remain under investigation.

http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2007/05/india_transplants_main

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