Ugandan Lawmakers Pass Law to Curb Trade in Human Organs

Ugandan Lawmakers Pass Law to Curb Trade in Human Organs
Ugandan flag during a match between Jamaica and Uganda in the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament in Cape Town, South Africa, on Sept. 9, 2022. Rodger Bosch/AFP via Getty Images
Reuters
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KAMPALA—Ugandan lawmakers passed legislation on Thursday to ban any trade in human body parts, after a series of media reports about criminals using force and trickery to take people’s organs.

The law will impose punishments up to life imprisonment and fines up to 2 billion Ugandan shillings ($520,000) and introduce regulations to strengthen controls on organ transplants and donations, officials said.