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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 7-1501.01: “Human body parts” defined; prohibited acts.

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  1. Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.
  2. Chapter 15. Anatomical Parts.
  3. Subchapter I. Buying and Selling of Human Body Parts Prohibited.

(a)

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “human body parts” means any portion of a living human body, including, but not limited to, organs, tissues, eyes, bones, veins, and arteries, except that the term shall not mean hair and blood.

(b)

It is unlawful for any person in the District of Columbia to buy, to offer to buy, to sell, to offer to sell, or to procure through purchase any human body part for any reason, including, but not limited to, medical and specific uses, such as transplantation, implantation, infusion, or injection.

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