AN investigation which suggests transplant patients could be resorting to illegally trafficked kidneys, highlights the "tragedy" of donor shortages, according to campaigners.
A probe found patients in the UK were being offered kidneys by an international organ dealer at a government controlled hospital for £40,000 payments.
The Lanka Hospitals Corporation in Colombo is being recommended to patients as a suitable place to receive an organ purchased on the black market.
A transplant using an organ from a volunteer donor is legitimate but buying and selling human organs is banned by international law.
Despite being illegal, human organ trafficking is widespread in many parts of the world, including South Asia.
Glasgow MSP Drew King and BMA Scotland said the recent investigation highlighted the need to do more to increase the pool of donors in the UK to help avoid patients resorting to such measures. Both support a move to an opt-out transplant system in Scotland, for which the Evening Times has been campaigning .
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