Does the government prohibit the voluntary selling of one’s own organs/body parts? I know where its been and how well it performs. I have two and I’m sure I can survive with only one with or without minimal hemodialysis treatments.
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Does the government prohibit the voluntary selling of one’s own organs/body parts? I know where its been and how well it performs. I have two and I’m sure I can survive with only one with or without minimal hemodialysis treatments.
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Of course it is not legal.
yeah but people do it anyways.
no
Ebay won’t even let you put it as an auction
It is Illegal to sell your organs in the United States. It is against Federal law to sell organs in the United States. This offense is punishable by a fine and imprisonment. The National Organ Transplant Act (Public Law 98-507) prohibits the buying and selling of organs. Among the reasons for this law is the concern of Congress that buying and selling of organs might lead to inequitable access to donor organs with the wealthy having an unfair advantage.
The only things you can sell legally are; blood, plasma, and sperm.