HealthMedical waste or miracle cure? Why some people smuggle human placentas

A criminal investigation in Pakistan has uncovered allegations that human placentas were being smuggled from hospitals. The case points to a wider trend: a rapidly expanding global market built around the temporary organ, which is discarded after childbirth. Its alleged trafficking raises questions about how placentas are treated once they leave medical facilities and why demand for them is growing.

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