A health minister in the country has confirmed that China will no longer rely on executed prisoners as a source of transplant organs within two years. 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 ...Friday, 23 November 2012
Minister Confirms China to Stop Relying on Prisoner Organs
A health minister in the country has confirmed that China will no longer rely on executed prisoners as a source of transplant organs within two years. 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 ...
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