China death row victims, recycled
p2pnet news view | Off Topic:- In most countries, people killed in the name of the state are quietly disposed of in the local equivalent of paupers’ graveyards, or they wind up as cadavers in medical schools.
China, however, has found a way to recycle used parts from executed prisoners.
China has, “launched its first national organ donation system in a bid to crack down on organ trafficking and create a source for transplants other than executed prisoners, who currently make up the majority of donors,” says China Daily, quoted by the Straits Times, from whence came the pic on the right.
A, “man shows the scar he has from the heart transplant he got from China,” says the caption.
“Executed criminals account for 65 per cent of organ donors,” says the story.
China’s Communist authorities have, “previously acknowledged that corneas, kidneys and other body parts from criminals have been transplanted,” says The Guardian, adding:
“But the new figure offers a startling insight into the scale of the country’s reliance on death-row inmates, despite laws supposed to curb the use of their organs.
“Officials hope the new scheme will tackle the thriving black market in body parts, and encourage voluntary donation, which remains far below demand. The state newspaper China Daily said that about one million people needed transplants each year – but only 1% received them.
“Transplants should not be a privilege for the rich,” it has Huang Jiefu, vice-minister for health, stating.
(Cheers, Lee and Marc)
Straits Times – Organs from prisoners, August 26, 2009
The Guardian – Executed prisoners are main source of Chinese organ donations, August 26, 2009
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