Illegal Overseas Organ Transplants to Be Punished

June 11, 2015

(AsiaOne) – Patients receiving illegal organ transplants overseas will be facing a maximum of five years in prison and a NT$300,000 (S$13,000) fine if amendments to the Human Organ Transplantation Act pass the Legislative Yuan, which is likely to happen, according to legislators. According to Po-chang Lee, chairman of Taiwan Organ Registry and Sharing Center (TWRSC), Taiwanese patients still participate in organ trading in mainland China, which permits organ trafficking. Lawmakers aim to curb this brutal act by making it a crime at home.