Wednesday, August 21, 2013

China Plans To Stop Harvesting Organs From Executed Prisoners

from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23722796

"Huang Jiefu said China would now rely on using organs from voluntary donors under a new national donation system.

Prisoners used to account for two-thirds of transplant organs, based on previous estimates from state media.

For years, China denied that it used organs from executed prisoners, but admitted it a few years ago.

Official figures from China's newly formed health and planning commission show that, on an annual basis, there are on average 300,000 patients who need organ transplants, but only 10,000 of them are able to get them, state media said."


rest at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23722796

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