It is not news that all over the world, people sell body parts in extreme situations all for the sake of a much-needed profit at that point. However, in some parts of the world, this transaction has become an everyday thing.https://youtu.be/BiebEnhPitM
A typical example is the country of Iran whose struggling economy has given birth to an infamous yet lucrative business – selling bodily organs. It might be the most unique trade in the world.
In recent years, rising living costs and poverty have greatly contributed to the booming business. It has become a systemic problem throughout the country.
Kidneys are most in-demand, but a business that started more than a decade ago is no longer limited to the kidney but includes liver, bone marrow, and cornea. The liver is the second most frequently traded organ. Blood plasma is the latest addition to the list.
Buyers are those in dire need of an organ transplant. Sellers are those in dire financial need for whom the organ market is the last resort. Sellers are both male and female.
Most of those willing to sell their kidney are young people between the ages of 22 and 34. But there are older people who want to sell their body parts too.
Most of the buyers prefer to purchase younger organs. Since organs offered by young people are not in short supply, buyers usually have no problem in finding what they want.
Organ prices are not fixed but constantly change. The prices depend on a number of factors such as the sellers’ age, the seriousness of the patient’s condition, the severity of the patient’s health condition, how urgently the organ is needed and how desperate the seller is.
The seller’s blood type is a factor too. For example, O- and B+ blood types are more expensive.
Statistics indicate that nearly 3,800 kidney transplants are performed in Iran every year. Some of the kidneys are donated by relatives to loved ones who are in dire need of kidney transplant. About 3000 kidneys are provided as a trade.
