There are growing concerns about the emergence of illegal trade of uteri.
Dr. Johannesson, the leader of the uterus transplant program at Baylor University Medical Center in Texas, says as women can survive without the organ there’s a chance that it may become the next “hot commodity” on the black market.
Dr. Johannesson says women in low-income societies may become pressured to sell their uteruses to support their families; or worse yet, find themselves having been sedated and having had their uterus stolen.