M&C
14 Jul 2008
Singapore - Singapore is not ruling out legalizing organ trading amid the stark reality of shortages for transplants and a black market in the Asian region, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan told The Straits Times.
The comment by Khaw came as a surprise given the government's firm stand on enforcing the present laws, which prohibit the buying and selling of human kidneys, lungs and other organs.
'I think we should not write off or reject the idea of selling organs,' Khaw was quoted as saying. 'But I think we need to study it carefully.'
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