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China Begins Phasing out Prisoner Organs Next Year
China Begins Phasing out Prisoner Organs Next Year
China will start phasing out its reliance on organs from executed prisoners for transplants early next year as a new national donation system is implemented, a government-appointed expert has said.
Chinese officials acknowledge that a transplantation system that uses mostly organs from death-row prisoners is neither ethical nor sustainable, ......
The Health Ministry's media office did not immediately respond to questions that it requested be submitted in a fax. Vice Minister of Health Huang Jiefu was cited by the official Xinhua News Agency as saying China will abolish the transplanting of organs from executed prisoners within five years and try to spur more citizens to donate.
Organ transplantation in China has long been criticized as opaque, profit-driven and unethical. Critics argue death row inmates may feel pressured to become donors, violating personal, religious or cultural beliefs.
China Begins Phasing out Prisoner Organs Next Year - ABC News
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The prisoners will be encouraged donate their organs when those that are due to be executed.
If the prisoners who are to die donate their organs, they would be doing service to society rather than find donors who are living but will donate since it will mean big money which maybe their salvation to a better and comfortable life for the family.
Which is more unethical?
China Begins Phasing out Prisoner Organs Next Year
China will start phasing out its reliance on organs from executed prisoners for transplants early next year as a new national donation system is implemented, a government-appointed expert has said.
Chinese officials acknowledge that a transplantation system that uses mostly organs from death-row prisoners is neither ethical nor sustainable, ......
The Health Ministry's media office did not immediately respond to questions that it requested be submitted in a fax. Vice Minister of Health Huang Jiefu was cited by the official Xinhua News Agency as saying China will abolish the transplanting of organs from executed prisoners within five years and try to spur more citizens to donate.
Organ transplantation in China has long been criticized as opaque, profit-driven and unethical. Critics argue death row inmates may feel pressured to become donors, violating personal, religious or cultural beliefs.
China Begins Phasing out Prisoner Organs Next Year - ABC News
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The prisoners will be encouraged donate their organs when those that are due to be executed.
If the prisoners who are to die donate their organs, they would be doing service to society rather than find donors who are living but will donate since it will mean big money which maybe their salvation to a better and comfortable life for the family.
Which is more unethical?