Egypt pressured to end underground organ trade

Egypt is one of several countries identified by the World Health Organization as an underground organ-trafficking hot spot. Now, transplant surgeons worldwide are pushing to end the practice that has become widely used among the country's poorer citizens. Other trouble spots including China, Pakistan, and the Phillipines have already begun outlawing organ sales. Egypt has been slower to bar the practice, in part because the country does not currently have any laws regulating organ transplants. However, its parliament is expected to propose such laws within the next few months.