Organs as commodities?

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No, not large musical instruments found in churches and cavernous music halls but those parts of our anatomy that are essential to the workings of the human body.
I have just passed a wee kebab shop which has an advert in the window asking for someone to donate a kidney in order to help a young woman in need.
Maybe I live a sheltered life but is this not illegal?

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No, not large musical instruments found in churches and cavernous music halls but those parts of our anatomy that are essential to the workings of the human body.
I have just passed a wee kebab shop which has an advert in the window asking for someone to donate a kidney in order to help a young woman in need.
Maybe I live a sheltered life but is this not illegal?

There was an article in the paper about this last week, the woman in question kidney's packed in on her during the final months of her pregnance, they had to deliver her baby early, thankfully the baby is doing well but the mum needs the kidney or the inevitable will happen.

Not sure if this is against the law or not but I just think they are trying to use every option possible to make sure her new bore baby does not have to live her early life without her mum.

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It's an interesting discussion. On one hand I think that it should be up to the individual but I can see how some people could be exploited. Hmmmm.

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There was an article in the paper about this last week, the woman in question kidney's packed in on her during the final months of her pregnance, they had to deliver her baby early, thankfully the baby is doing well but the mum needs the kidney or the inevitable will happen.

Not sure if this is against the law or not but I just think they are trying to use every option possible to make sure her new bore baby does not have to live her early life without her mum.

OK, I was unaware of any local interest in this and it sounds tragic. I just found it a tad unconventional seeing a home-made ad in a shop window. I can only hope that it ends well.
It does, however, open up a larger question and one which I am ill-eqipped to answer.