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Encyclopedia > Organ theft

Organ theft is the supposed practice of stealing people's organs (presumably while they are under the influence of drugs or alcohol) via amateur surgery, and then selling them on a supposed black market for use in organ transplants. Transplant redirects here. ...


The practice is largely considered to be an urban legend, especially since organs do not live very long outside the human body. The most common version usually involves the hapless victim getting drunk in Las Vegas or Mexico, and waking up in a bathtub of ice to find one of his kidneys missing. An urban legend is a kind of modern folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them. ... This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ...


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Transplant redirects here. ... An urban legend is a kind of modern folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The Alder Hey organs scandal involved the unauthorized removal, retention, and disposal of human tissue, including children’s organs during a period from 1988-1995. ...

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