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Why banning organ sales fuels a black market

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The macabre economy of black market kidneys exists strictly because of well-intentioned legal barriers. Since governments universally ban the legal sale of human organs, supply absolutely plummets while demand stays biologically high. It creates a massive, ultra-lucrative shadow economy where desperate buyers meet deeply exploited donors.

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