China To Stop Harvesting Inmate Organs

“China officials plan to phase out organ harvesting of death-row inmates, a move to overhaul a transplant system that has for years relied on prisoners and organ traffickers to serve those in need of transplants.”

• Just because China officials say they plan to “phase out” organ harvesting, doesnt prove that they are staying true to their claims.
• Why would a country rely on prisoners and organ traffickers to save the lives of their citizens?

“The pledge to abolish organ donations from condemned prisoners represents the resolve of the government,”

• Mr. Huang knew this statement would please the public.

“Human-rights groups say the harvesting is often forced and influences the pace of China’s executions.”

• Organ donation should not be forced on any human being.
• If the demand for organs is so great, how many people are they killing a year?

“An estimated 65% of China’s organ donations come from prisoners, according to 2009 data, the most recent available, from human-rights advocacy organization Amnesty International.”

• More than half of their donations come from prisoners.
• This data is from 2009, the article was published in 2012. How can a country go so long without updating their percentage of organs coming from prisoners.

“The dependence on prisoners for their organs influences the timing of executions in China and in many cases bars inmates from the ability to appeal their death sentences,”

• the great dependence on prisoners organs for transplant, and the high amount of transplants needed, is forcing executions to happen more frequently.
• If a prisoner has the possibility to appeal their death sentence, they should have the opportunity to see the day.

“Xinhua cited Mr. Huang as saying that infection rates for prisoners’ organs are typically high, causing a lower long-term survival rate for Chinese with transplanted organs than for people in other countries.”

• Infected organs should never be implanted into another human being.
• They are now killing an unhealthy person and giving and even sicker person their organs.

“China doesn’t publicly report execution figures,”

• Execution records should be reported yearly.
• They are not publicly reporting because they are purposefully withholding information from their citizens.

“Some Chinese patients awaiting transplants say abolishing inmate donations will be akin to a death sentence for them,”

• The people have lost faith and trust in their government.

“China’s lack of available organs has also created a black market for ailing patients wealthy enough to afford them.”

• Relying on the black market for organs is extremely unsanitary and has the possibility to spread infection and decease.