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Organ procurement from executed prisoners in China.

A Sharif1, M Fiatarone Singh, T Trey

  • 1Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK; Advisory Board, Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting, Washington, DC.

American Journal of Transplantation : Official Journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
|July 26, 2014
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China

Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Transplantation Medicine
  • Human Rights Law

Background:

  • Organ procurement from executed prisoners in China is an ongoing ethical concern.
  • Despite official declarations, ethical organ sourcing remains a challenge.
  • Forced organ procurement from prisoners of conscience is under-reported.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the organ trade in China.
  • To examine organ procurement from executed prisoners, including prisoners of conscience.
  • To review China's efforts to cease forced organ procurement and propose solutions.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of organ procurement practices in China.
  • Analysis of ethical guidelines and their implementation.
  • Examination of official statements and reports on organ transplantation.
Keywords:
Ethics and public policyeditorial/personal viewpointethicslaw/legislationorgan procurementorgan procurement and allocationorgan sale/tradeorgan transplantation in general

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Main Results:

  • The practice of organ procurement from executed prisoners continues in China.
  • Contradictory efforts by Chinese authorities to halt unethical practices.
  • Insufficient voluntary organ donation rates.
  • Continued use of organs from prisoners without free consent.

Conclusions:

  • Organ procurement from executed prisoners, including prisoners of conscience, remains a critical ethical issue in China.
  • Current measures have failed to end forced organ procurement.
  • Urgent, comprehensive recommendations are needed to end this practice.