Legislative action in response to the organ trade has centred on the prohibition of organ sales and the enforcement of criminal sanctions targeting ‘trafficking’ offences. This paper argues that the existing law enforcement response is not only inadequate but harmful. The analysis is based on empirical data gathered in Cairo, Egypt, among members of the Sudanese population who have either sold or arranged for the sale of kidneys. The data suggest that prohibition has pushed the organ trade further underground increasing the role of organ brokers and reducing the bargaining position of organ sellers, leaving them exposed to greater levels of exploitation.

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挖掘器官交易：埃及开罗器官交易网络的实证研究

针对器官交易的立法行动主要集中在禁止器官销售和执行针对“贩卖”罪行的刑事制裁上。本文认为，现有的执法应对措施不仅不足，而且有害。该分析基于在埃及开罗收集的经验数据，这些数据涉及出售或安排出售肾脏的苏丹人口。数据表明，禁令将器官交易进一步推向地下，增加了器官经纪人的作用，降低了器官销售者的谈判地位，使他们面临更大程度的剥削。