Govt waking up to organ trafficking?

Karma Takapa Posted online: Friday , July 18, 2008 at 07:21:11 New Delhi, July 18: The Gurgaon kidney scam seems to have finally found a place in the busy itinerary of the government. At least that’s what it seems like with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare gearing up to amend the Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA). India is fast heading towards becoming a major organ transplantation tourism hub with foreigners along with Indian nationals easily flaunting the many loop holes in the Act and making commercial dealings of human organs. The ministry now proposes to insert various clauses in the Act so as to cover up the loop holes primarily focusing on the widening of the term ‘near relatives’ for donation purposes. Setting up of an appropriate authority for the said purpose in each state and union territories... [read full story]