BBC: Organ Sales "Thriving" in China

[Psephos]

The sale of organs taken from executed prisoners appears to be thriving in China, an undercover investigation by the BBC has found.

Organs from death row inmates are sold to foreigners who need transplants.

One hospital said it could provide a liver at a cost of £50,000 ($94,400), with the chief surgeon confirming an executed prisoner could be the donor.

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The No 1 Central Hospital carried out 600 liver transplants last year, and the organ transplant industry has become big business.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5386720.stm

But don't worry, everything's cool; an official assured BBC that all the executed prisoners volunteered to give their organs as a "present to society."

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. It's all good, China is our friend, they make the things we buy.

[OneBlueSky]

2. when I read this headline, I thought church organs and the like . . .

and couldn't imagine why there would be such a demand for Hammond B-3s in China . . . :shrug:

[B3Nut]

3. Well, they can't have mine!

Neither my liver OR my B-3. :D

No wonder China has these snazzy new death vans...gives a new spin on the term "your last ride". I mean, they go from guilty verdict to dead in minutes. But we won't say anything because they own our debt and we keep buying junk from them.

Todd in Beerbratistan

[maseman]

6. Got my B-3

with three leslies whirring away...and an A-100.

[B3Nut]

8. Woohoo...another Hammondite on DU! :-D n/t

[Chico Man]

4. Let's get em hooked on opium

Yeah, that's the ticket.

[MountainLaurel]

9. Didn't we try that once before?

:shrug:

[Chico Man]

12. Well the Brits did

Balanced out their trade deficit quite nicely

[Viva_La_Revolution]

5. Former Insider Discloses Organ Harvesting from Live Prisoners in China

Mar 13, 2006


News of organ harvesting at the Sujiatun concentration camp was announced at the March 11 Nine Commentaries seminar presented by the Australian Epoch Times. Following the presentations, members of the audience reacted to the shocking news. Some questioned the reliability of the report, and the discussion focused on the Sujiatun announcement. A member of the audience confirmed that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has committed the crime of taking organs from living prisoners.

Yuan Hong said that he personally knew about the CCP taking organs from prisoners. Before coming to Australia, Yuan had worked in a Shenyang hospital. Shortly after he came to Australia, he read in a newspaper that a doctor from Tianjin Armed Police Hospital had revealed in the U.S. that the CCP was selling organs. Diplomats of the Chinese communist regime denied the accusations.

However, according to Yuan, "In China, it is known by many hospital staff members that the replacement organs used by regular hospitals basically all come from prisoners. Until we came abroad, we did not even know this was immoral and was an invasion of prisoners' human rights. In China, although there were no discussions among colleagues, everyone knew about it. Most pathetically, no one thought it was a problem.

http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-3-13/39272.html

[oc2002]

7. China makes some Americans very very rich, mostly the ownership class.

So, why would anyone make this an issue or give it any coverage? Especialy since they OWN the media, and both parties?

[hogwyld]

10. The really scary part is

with the way the * junta is killing this country, and the way China is booming, how long before they start harvesting undesireable DUers organs??

[KamaAina]

11. How much for a brain? Bush** could sure use one...

:spank: