O price of an organ varies according to its function in the body and the need of the market. Medical Transcription published a list on its website that shows the current value for each organ on the international black market. However, we emphasize that the values presented on the website refer to the population of the United States, as in other countries these values may show a significant increase or a severe drop.
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What is the value of an organ?
Check the dollar values of the bodies listed on the website
- pair of eyes – $1,525;
- Scalp – $607;
- skull with teeth – $1,200;
- shoulders – US$500;
- coronary artery – $1,525;
- Heart – US$ 119 thousand;
- Liver – US$ 157 thousand;
- hand and forearm – $385;
- liter of blood – $337;
- Spleen – $508;
- Stomach – $508;
- Small intestine – $2,519;
- Kidney (each) – US$ 262 thousand;
- gallbladder – $1,219;
- Skin – $10 per square inch.
The company responsible for the site clarifies that all the organs sold on this market are taken from corpses that were in funeral homes or on their way to them. This is because there are likely to be officials involved in the crime who are paid to do the job. removal of the organs without the authorization or consent of the family, thus being a procedure that violates the laws existing. This fact occurs in many crematoriums, because due to the procedure when delivering the ashes, family members will not be aware of the violation of the body, making the process easier for criminals.
Although the waiting process for transplants is lengthy due to demand, organ trafficking is an infringement of the rights of both the family and the victim. In addition, the money generated in this system feeds all the others, such as arms and drug trafficking.