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| China admits to organ market |
| 2006-11-18 |
| After years of denial, China has acknowledged that many of the human organs used in transplants here are taken from executed prisoners and that many of the recipients are foreigners who pay hefty sums to avoid a long wait. Speaking at a conference of surgeons in the southern city of Guangzhou, Deputy Health Minister Huang Jiefu called for a strict code of conduct and better record keeping to stem China's thriving illegal-organ trade, state media reported. "Apart from a small portion of traffic victims, most of the organs from cadavers are from executed prisoners," Huang said, as reported by the English-language China Daily newspaper Thursday. "The current organ donation shortfall can't meet demand." Great Larry Niven story (IIRC) about this issue. |
| Posted by:Spot |
| #8 WE-ll...Didn't our rematerialized alien HITLERY just tell (pronounce to) you that, "HEY! F---wad, Just so YOU KNOW...Health care is Back"! And, even if it takes International Harvester to reap your vital organs; it's gonna happen. Suck it up you f-ing losers!!! (at) asymmetrical triangulation |
| Posted by: AT 2006-11-18 20:54 |
| #7 Hey! It's a positive sign! They're admitting that they've got problems, too! Welcome aboard, China. Now maybe we can start getting something done. |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-11-18 17:18 |
| #6 Zenster: Ware the LONG ARM of Gil Hamilton! |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-11-18 16:53 |
| #5 It's probably worse: I wouldn't be at all surprised if the PRC arrests/executes political prisoners per recipient order - blood type, etc., etc. |
| Posted by: mrp 2006-11-18 16:08 |
| #4 Simple fix: new federal law that prohibits a visa being issued to an American to travel to China for an organ transplant. If you're caught, you have to give the organ back. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2006-11-18 16:03 |
| #3 An American who thinks they might die otherwise. Self preservation is wired in pretty deep. |
| Posted by: Phinetle Cromotch8064 2006-11-18 14:49 |
| #2 "Americans are among the foreigners who have headed to China for transplants as the waiting time for kidneys and livers has grown in the United States. U.S. transplant doctors say the majority seem to be patients of Chinese ancestry who feel comfortable navigating the medical system there." Change that to "who feel comfortable supporting a system like this". I was wondering what kind of American would patronize a totally screwed-up system like this. |
| Posted by: gromky 2006-11-18 13:54 |
| #1 Great Larry Niven story (IIRC) about this issue. Might that story be, "A Gift From Earth"? The planet Plateau, in the Tau Ceti system, was settled by humans some 300 years before the plot begins. On arrival, the crew of the first colony ship used the weapons aboard ship to force the colonists (awoken from suspended animation) to accept a dictatorship, and by the time of the story there is a firm class division between Crew and Colonists, held together by fear of 'Implementation', the secret police who take criminals and dissidents to the organ banks, where they are cut up for fresh organs to keep the Crew and docile Colonists young and healthy. Quite an odd little vignette from Niven. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-11-18 13:05 |