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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Medical societies warn of organ trafficking

The latest 2018 edition of the Declaration of Istanbul calls for a ban and other measures against organ trafficking. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Aiming to eradicate dubious organ transplants overseas, five medical associations plan to issue a joint statement as early as Tuesday, according to sources.

There has been no end to cases in which Japanese patients with kidney disease or other conditions have undergone organ transplants in developing countries and elsewhere where organ trafficking is suspected.

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