Category: human organ trafficking

What’s Next After MPs Unanimously Pass Bill to Combat Forced Organ Harvesting?

Now that Parliament has passed Canada’s version of legislation to combat international forced organ harvesting and trafficking, some of the key people involved in the cause explain what will happen next. Bill S-223, introduced by Sen. Salma Ataullahjan, passed in the House of Commons on Dec. 14 with unanimous support from MPs across party lines. At…


Canadian Lawmakers Vote to Make Anti-Forced Organ Harvesting Bill Law

MPs of all political stripes have voted in favour of a Senate bill that would create new offences in relation to forced organ harvesting and trafficking—passing it after nearly 15 years of legislative efforts with similar bills. In the House of Commons on Dec. 14, MPs across party lines cast their vote in support of…


Canadian Lawmakers Vote Unanimously to Make Anti-Forced Organ Harvesting Bill Law

MPs of all political stripes have unanimously voted in favour of a Senate bill that would create new offences in relation to forced organ harvesting and trafficking abroad—passing it after nearly 15 years of legislative efforts with similar bills. In the House of Commons on Dec. 14, MPs across party lines cast their vote in…


MPs Reiterate Commitment to Vote in Favour of Senate Bill to Combat Forced Organ Harvesting and Trafficking

MPs of all political stripes reiterated their stance to vote in favour of a Senate bill that would create new offences in relation to forced organ harvesting, as their second debate on the bill’s third reading concluded in the House of Commons on Dec. 7. Should it pass Parliament on Dec. 14 and receive royal…


Parliamentarians Express Support to Vote Anti-Forced Organ Harvesting Bill Into Law

A third reading debate on a Senate bill that seeks to fight forced organ harvesting began at the House of Commons on Dec. 5, with parliamentarians of all political stripes expressing their support to vote in favour of the bill before the Christmas break—which would pass the bill after nearly 15 years of legislative efforts….


Canadian MPs Voice Support for Bill That Would Make Organ Trafficking Illegal

Several MPs say they are optimistic that a bill which would create new offences in relation to human organ trafficking will soon become law, after many similar bills over the past 15 years died when Parliament was dissolved. Bill S-223, introduced by Sen. Salma Ataullahjan, would make it a criminal offence for a Canadian citizen or…


Request to Expedite Study of Bill Combating Forced Organ Harvesting Rejected

A senate bill to combat human organ trafficking was discussed before a parliamentary committee on Nov. 16, in which a request to fast track the study was rejected. Bill S-223, sponsored by Sen. Salma Ataullahjan on Nov. 24, 2021, passed second reading in the House of Commons this May, and is currently studied by the…