Posts by Saoirse

does any one remember the watching the world article that claimed babies were being stolen in s america, colombia i think, though i could be wrong on the country, but being stolen so that their organs could be harvested and sold for transplant.

it turned out to be wrong and they had to print some sort of a retraction?

Saoirse

I found the retraction.

Awake 1990 2/8

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Horrifying

Organ Source Awake! has unfortunately repeated a groundless rumor, which is quite understandable given the fact that it appears as if the European Parliament had given its imprimatur to these reports. These rumors have done damage to the humanitarian cause of adoption.

T. L., U.S. Information Agency, United States

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March 22, 1989, "Awake!" item entitled "Horrifying Organ Source" was based on a resolution published by the European Parliament, a credible organization. However, that organization now claims that it was the victim of misinformation. "Awake!" has since investigated matters and learned that while there were several well-publicized arrests in Guatemala for child trafficking back in 1987, there is no proof that children were being sold for organ transplants. Instead, the original reports state that babies were being obtained and sold illegally for the purpose of adoption.—ED.