Canadian senators have unanimously passed a bill to combat organ trafficking

Canadian Senate Passes Organ Trafficking Bill

Canadian senators have unanimously passed a bill to combat organ trafficking. It will now be sent to the House of Commons for consideration to become legislation. The bill amends the criminal code to create new offences in relation to trafficking in human organs and tissue. Before passing the bill, senators heard from a number of concerned groups, including human rights activists who have investigated the issue of organ trafficking.

Bill S-240, an Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs), is similar to a bill introduced by Conservative MP Garnett Genuis in 2017, but was introduced as a Senate bill by Sen. Salma Ataullahjan in hopes of fast-tracking its passage.

It also amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to provide that a permanent resident or foreign national is inadmissible to Canada if the minister of citizenship and immigration is of the opinion that they have engaged in any activities related to trafficking in human organs and tissue.

“My plea to all MPs from all parties is that this is a good human rights initiative, it’s a non-partisan initiative, it’s something that needs to be done. Let’s save lives. Let’s make sure that it gets done before the next election.”

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