While the ban applies to all organs, Duque said that in the Philippines so far, kidneys are the only organs to have been successfully transplanted.
The Philippines is a world "hotspot" for human organ trafficking, according to the Philippine Society of Nephrology, whose members are renal specialists.
The medical profession and the dominant Roman Catholic Church have raised concerns over the rampant trafficking of kidneys from impoverished and poorly educated Filipino "donors."
They can sell one of the organs for about 3,000 dollars to Arab or Western recipients.
Source-AFP
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