Hospital and Medical News

November 24, 2012

China to stop relying on prisoner organs: minister
Beijing (AFP) Nov 22, 2012
China will no longer rely on executed prisoners as a source of transplant organs within two years, a health minister said according to state media Thursday. High demand for organs in China and a chronic shortage of donations mean that death row inmates have been a key source for years, generating heated controversy. International human rights groups have long accused Chinese authorities of harvesting organs from executed prisoners without their consent or that of their families - allegations th ... read more

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