This paper presents reflections on the commodification of the human body, its parts and products. It centrally takes the particular case of human cells, which in itself presents no major differences with other organisms, such as genes, proteins, gene sequences, biological medications, etc, for which reason the conclusions which can be reached, may be generalizable in some degree. In the final considerations the enormous changes in the idea of commercialization of the human body are reminded, which evoked slavery and passed very quickly to a situation linked to medical progress. The conclusion with the warning that the debate can not be confined to industrial property rights to the extent that compromises interests in the first level such as health and human dignity.
Human rights violations; Human body - Commerce; Persons; Patents; Laws