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‘If any donor authorizes the removal of any of his human organs before his death under sub-section (1) of section 3 for transplantation into the body of such recipient, not being a near relative as is specified by the donor, by reason of affection or attachment towards the recipient or for any other special reasons, such human organ shall not be removed and transplanted without the prior approval of the Authorization Committee.’

It is the highlighted part of the clause that creates the required loophole and allows exploitation of the donors by the middlemen. The act clearly defines that the final authority for any sanction rests with the government - constituted authorization committee.

However measures are taken, by vested interests, to work around the law. Affidavits are manipulated to affirm that the kidneys were donated out of ‘love and affection’ for the recipients whom, ironically, in most instances, the donors hardly know. When one area comes under public or police scrutiny the entire activity shifts its base from the ‘hot spot’ to more discreet locales to ensure that the kidney trade continues unabated. It certainly does not require a genius to understand the underlying currents that are now inherent to the trade.

Myth –Buster

It has been argued that paying the donor benefits both the recipient and the donor. The recipients are ensured of a steady supply of kidneys, while it is widely believed that the donors’ economic status receives a ‘shot in the arm’. What actually happens is, perhaps, more interesting than what is actually perceived.

Although the overall survival rate has increased significantly over the past decade, kidney transplantation is riddled with perils. A survey was conducted on a cross section of donors in Chennai, who had traded their kidneys six years before the study. Needless to say, all these individuals came from the economicall
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