Actually you get charged with solicitation and not prostitution. Prostitution requires some evidence of the act and solicitation just requires an offer to perform the act. Originally Posted by JD BarleycornYes, which is why I said "It's kind of like soliciting a prostitute: you don't have to have sex with her for it to be a crime." Was this not clear? I know that it is my job, when communicating my point, to get the audience to understand. I'm not sure what was unclear about that statement. Could you describe to me what you thought that sentence meant so I can do a better job of conveying my position to you in the future?
But, anyway, the reason I drew this analogy is because the law does not require actually buying or selling organs, just like soliciting a prostitute does not require anyone having sex. All that's important is that someone intentionally offered to buy or sell, which apparently they did.