Govt. mulls updating laws to deter illegal organ transplants
By Ashwin Hemmathagama – Our Lobby Correspondent
In an attempt to crack down on the illegal organ transplant racket and to discourage Indian nationals from using Sri Lanka for unlawful surgeries the Government plans to amend the Transplantation of Human Tissues Act No. 48 of 1987.
Deputy Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Faizal Cassim, highlighted the limitations of the current legal system and the inadequate provisions in the Transplantation of Hu