Unfortunately some of the donors did not survive to receive the monetary remuneration promised. Another method was transboundary smuggling of organs by live carriers where trade can take place in a foreign country where laws are not so strict. There were other criminal ways of stealing kidneys on the pretext of performing other operations like appendectomy or kidney stones. Human organs like kidney, liver, heart or fragments of body like skin, semen, egg, genes, embryo and even fetuses are sold over the counter as a commercial enterprise. Babies are bought and sold through surrogate mother contracts.
Frozen embryos are often in legal limbo as the courts decide whether they are people or property.
To attempt to overcome the uncontrollable trade in organs the Indian parliament passed a bill in 1994, in keeping with the WHO guiding principles, prohibiting commercial dealings. There are restrictions for removal and retrieval of human organs and also regulations of hospitals involved to ensure transparency by all concerned. Law prohibits removal and transplantation of organs for any purpose other than therapeutic. Surgery can only be done after explaining the effect and risks both to the donor as well as the recipient. Discussion and Conclusions Hindus, Muslims and Christians generally support organ donation as this is an act of giving.