Organ Transplant

Tracking the organ trade, anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes visited African and South American dialysis units, organ banks, police morgues, and hospitals. She interviewed surgeons, patient's rights activists, pathologists, nephrologists, and nurses. So why aren't more people listening to her?

• By Ethan Watters

When a child is deemed suitable for an adult organ transplant, why are they put at the end of the donation line?

• By Michael Fitzgerald