Managing Suspected Cases of Organ Trafficking or Transplant "Tourism" - A Source of Ethical Concern for Transplant Professionals Worldwide

Abstract

Introduction Managing patients who return home after commercial transplantation in a foreign country and those considering travel abroad, may create ethical dilemmas for donation and transplantation professionals. Research in the Netherlands suggests approximately 35% of transplant professionals are likely to encounter at least one returning transplant “tourist”,[1] however the prevalence of such experience internationally is unknown. Methods A working group of the Ethics Committee of The Transplantation Society (TTS) conducted a study investigating professional experience of ethical issues in donation and transplantation. Participants were recruited via email to participate in an anonymous ..