Each chapter details a different type of red market, from blood, organ and tissue donation, to anatomical specimens, to eggs, to surrogate uteruses (uteri?), and even to hair. The overriding theme is that beneficial body parts always move up the socioeconomic ladder, and never down, and the author's sympathies clearly lie with donors. Carney contends that laws intended to protect privacy of parties involved actually result in more opportunities for exploitation, while the notion that all transfers should be governed by altruism (donations) rather than sales has a similar effect. Definitely controversial, very interesting reading. Pairing this with Roach's Stiff might make for a lively discussion.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
The Red Market: On the Trail of the World's Organ Brokers, Bone Thieves, Blood Farmers and Child Traffickers / Scott Carney 254 p.
A look at the various ways human bodies, either intact or in pieces, move 'up' the supply chain in the international marketplace. 
Each chapter details a different type of red market, from blood, organ and tissue donation, to anatomical specimens, to eggs, to surrogate uteruses (uteri?), and even to hair. The overriding theme is that beneficial body parts always move up the socioeconomic ladder, and never down, and the author's sympathies clearly lie with donors. Carney contends that laws intended to protect privacy of parties involved actually result in more opportunities for exploitation, while the notion that all transfers should be governed by altruism (donations) rather than sales has a similar effect. Definitely controversial, very interesting reading. Pairing this with Roach's Stiff might make for a lively discussion.
Each chapter details a different type of red market, from blood, organ and tissue donation, to anatomical specimens, to eggs, to surrogate uteruses (uteri?), and even to hair. The overriding theme is that beneficial body parts always move up the socioeconomic ladder, and never down, and the author's sympathies clearly lie with donors. Carney contends that laws intended to protect privacy of parties involved actually result in more opportunities for exploitation, while the notion that all transfers should be governed by altruism (donations) rather than sales has a similar effect. Definitely controversial, very interesting reading. Pairing this with Roach's Stiff might make for a lively discussion.
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