Monday, November 26, 2007

No more organ harvesting?

"Executes Organs Stays In the Family

China. China will no longer transplant organs from executed prisoners except to their closest relatives, states the Chinese state medias. International human rights groups have during a long time accused China to take care of organs from executed prisoners for transplantation without consent. Hospitals has also been accused of secretly take organs from traffic victims and other deceased patients without informing the families. The government has rejected the allegations and has said that most of the organs have been donated with consent by regular citizens and by executed prisoners who have given their consent before dying."

TT

There is just this tiny thing to remember...many Chines have the belief that the body shall stay intact when buried = organ donations aren't the first thing a Chines thinks of before dying. There are a lot to be said about this question of China and organ transplants. It is as fishy as a fish farm. I know one thing though and that is only time can tell whether the Chinese government will make sure the new law will be implemented. I wouldn't get my hopes up too much...


The pic is from here.

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