每年全球数百万的身体部位被转化为医疗产品，从组织捐赠中获得，形成了一个繁荣的交易市场。这些组织从皮肤到骨骼，再到血管、肌肉、眼睛和心脏瓣膜等都被利用。然而，这些组织的来源、使用地点及是否合法获取等问题却引发了关注。
来源：www.bbclearningenglish.com
The human tissue trade
Worldwide millions of body parts are turned into medical products every year from tissue donation, in what has become a flourishing trade. When you donate your tissues, every part of the body worth recycling is stripped, from your skin and bones to veins, muscles, eyes and heart valves. Bones can be used in spinal surgery or for dental implants and skin is used for burn victims, for example. But where does it all come from, where is it used and was it all legally procured?
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists found repeated allegations in Ukraine that proper consent had not been obtained. What's more you won't necessarily know that you are receiving human tissue from a corpse.
The United States is the world's biggest trader of products from human tissue, selling an estimated two million body-derived products a year. Yet, according to the report, the authorities don't seem to know how much tissue is imported, where it comes from, or where it subsequently goes. Buying and selling human tissue is illegal in most countries, but paying service fees is permissible and the report says a single disease-free body can fetch tens of thousands of dollars.
tissue donation : the act of giving your body parts for medical use after you die
flourishing trade : growing business
stripped : removed
veins : A blood vessel
heart valves : 心脏瓣膜
spinal : means relating to your spine
dental implants : 牙科移植
procured : obtained
consortium : An association or a society
investigative : Characterized by or engaged in investigation; specializing in uncovering and reporting hidden information
allegation : accusations
consent : permission
corpse : dead body
body-derived : get from body
imported : brought into a country
subsequently : afterwards
fetch : to bring in as a price
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