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The Dark Market: The Overlooked Crisis of Organ Trafficking in Communities of Color

Untold Stories: Black and Missing
Untold Stories: Black and Missing
Episode • Oct 24, 2024 • 36m

Eyes $30,000, lungs $150,000, heart $168,000... the list continues with vital organs being sold illegally. It's a billion-dollar global industry. Human traffickers target the desperate and the ill. Is this occurring in the U.S.? For years, the Black and Missing Foundation has received reports of people of color going missing or being taken in the U.S. for organ harvesting. What does organ harvesting entail, and why isn't it being discussed? Discover more in this episode of Untold Stories: Black and Missing. 

 

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