Plans to combat the illegal trade in human organs across the EU will be voted on today by the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
The proposal would bring criminal charges against European patients who pay for organs from living donors in developing countries.
However, critics say that politicians should concentrate on improving the donor systems and making more organs available, as between 15% and 30% of transplant patients in Europe die waiting for an organ, the BBC said.
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