NIGERIAN LAW CURRENTLY LEGALIZES ORGAN HARVESTING WITHOUT OWNER'S CONSENT - MEDICAL EXPERT PETITIONS NASS

Prof (Dr.) Philip Njemanze, Chairman of the Global Prolife Alliance, has revealed that Nigeria's National Health Act 2014 permits the harvesting of an individual's organs without their consent.

Njemanze, an International Academician of Science, voiced concern that, if urgent action is not taken to modify the Act, millions of Nigerians may soon perish from legalized organ poaching.

He listed several disputed provisions of the NHAct 2014 that need to be changed for the protection of Nigerians, including sections 15, 20, 43, 45, 48, 51, 53, and 58.

Njemanze, in a lengthy submission to the National Assembly, revealed the urgent need to amend the National Health Act inorder to avoid implications for national security.

He stated, "National security demands Federal Government Amendment of the National Health Act 2014 to prevent mass harvesting of human organs and poaching of ovarian eggs.

We would like to draw your attention to the Statues of the National Health Act 2014 (NHAct) that permit Human Organ Trafficking and Poaching of Ovarian Eggs without consent that may lead to deaths of millions of Nigerians.