New organ donation law in the wings as Costa Rica’s Caja distances itself from private transplants

June 24, 2013

After the arrest of Dr. Francisco José Mora in San José on Tuesday as part of a Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) probe into his involvement in an international organ trafficking operation, legislators scrambled to draft an updated organ donation law as the Costa Rican Social Security System, or Caja, tries to distance itself from the world of private organ transplants. (Tico Times)