Experts warn against organ trade
A transplant surgeon has warned against selling body parts, after a report suggested organs are for sale online.
The Sun newspaper claims people are selling organs such as kidneys, parts of their liver, and the corneas from their eyes, online to raise money.
Although there is a shortage of organs available for transplantation, the sale of organs in the UK is illegal.
Mr Keith Rigg condemned the practice and warned of a definite risk of death for transplant donors.
Mr Rigg, a consultant transplant surgeon at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "I know there are people advertising their organs for sale online, but in this country it is illegal."