Taboo and Repugnant Roundup (Week of 12/22/25)

This week’s Taboo & Repugnant Roundup brings together three developments that illuminate how law engages morally contested markets. First, Markets in Human Organs for Transplantation: Controversy and Contention (Taylor & Cherry, eds.) is now out, including my chapter with Al Roth on tensions between WHO “self-sufficiency” and “nonremuneration,” particularly for plasma—along with a note on an unresolved open-access hiccup. Second, Season 6 of the Taboo Trades Podcast concludes with reflections from UVA law student co-hosts on what stayed with them after a semester of sustained inquiry. Third, the post discusses WSJ reporting on cross-border surrogacy involving ultra-wealthy clients and courts stepping in at the outer edges of family law.

Taboo and Repugnant Roundup (Week of 12/22/25) by Kimberly D. Krawiec

Markets in Human Organs, Season 6 Sign off, Chinese Billionaires and Their US Surrogates

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