Black market kidneys in the UK
Paula Mackinnon of the BBC reports on her experiences in the black market when researching the kidney trade.
In my research I discovered some frankly shocking things.
There is a black market in kidneys here in the UK.
I secretly filmed people trying to sell me their kidneys, exploiting the vulnerability of someone who is desperate to help a family member.
They are also trying to exploit the very law that has changed to allow me to make a ’stranger donation’.
They wanted to fool the authorities - the first woman I met started with an asking price of £250,000, another man wanted the ‘price of a Mercedes’ - £60,000.
I met them in cafes across the UK and their actions were shocking.
They know they are doing something illegal and just don’t seem to care.
