Two-thirds of organ donors in China are executed prisoners

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug/26/china-organ-donation-prisoners

Executed prisoners are main source of Chinese organ donations
Chinese authorities launch a national donation scheme, as death-row figures are revealed

Tania Branigan in Beijing
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 26 August 2009 17.59 BST

Two-thirds of organ donors in China are executed prisoners, state media reported today, as health officials launched a national donation system. snip

"Transplants should not be a privilege for the rich," said Huang Jiefu, vice-minister for health.

He said written consent was required from condemned prisoners but added that they were "definitely not a proper source for organ transplants".

He told China Daily that some hospitals ignored the rules because of high profits. The newspaper said experts estimated that more than 65% of donors were criminals who had received the death penalty.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. Hey! Don't Give Perry Any Ideas, OK?

[RKP5637]

2. Yep, I was thinking the same and then I saw your post, yep, this will be

the next thing we hear from Scary-Perry!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

8. Sad, is it not? That even a maniac gov from Texass is so bad

That even our imaginations would assign this type of heinous action.

Now, I agree that we need tons more donations, organs, skin, and more, and I agree that stem cells offer the best bet for the future, but forcing someone, especially in Texass, which puts to death so many innocents, to donate is little mre than harvesting.

I can see a dying millionaire creating fake evidence, solely to get the liver from an O Negative forced donor. I can see payoffs, bribes, and commercialization of organ donations.

[tblue]

5. I'm sure Texas could use the money.

I can imagine a privatized organ 'factory.'

[dipsydoodle]

3. I'd never associated China

with Hammond B3's.

[Dreamer Tatum]

4. They play some greasy soul in China. nt

[midnight]

6. That's an outrages coincidence...

[dtexdem]

7. Oh, how nice of them.

Do they donate before or after the execution?

;-)