Can organs, eyes and/or tissue be sold?
No. Buying and selling organs, eyes and/or tissue for the purpose of transplantation is illegal in the United States. Under the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act of 1984, human organs, eyes and tissue cannot be bought or sold, and violators are subject to fines and imprisonment. This strict regulation prevents any type of “black market” for organs, eyes and tissue in the United States. Medically speaking, illegal sales are impossible because recovered organs, eyes and tissue must be appropriately matched to recipients and distributed according to national policy established by United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS).
