Killed to Order: Inside China’s Organ Harvesting
They key to organ tourism in China is their methodology to obtain organ tissues. Americans and patients from many countreis who can afford 100,000 to 400,000 dollars can buy an organ in China.
Listen to Jan Jekielek discuss what he learned in China.
China has history of 'black communities' who are ostracized for various reasons. It began with communism which seized land from landowners, who were considered 'black citizens'. Many were imprisoned and forced to 'donate body parts'. This has been passed down to present prisoners who are forced to have blood drawn for compatibility typing. In many cases people were killed to donate rare organs such as a heart. In some cases a single kidney could be obtained from a living donor.
How does the heart transplant waiting list work? (In the United States)
A heart transplant requires a heart donation from an individual who is declared brain dead and on a ventilator. Most transplant candidates wait for some length of time because there are more people in need of a transplant than there are deceased donors. Transplant candidates are placed on the national transplant waiting list. Unlike many waiting lists, the national transplant waiting list does not work on a first-come, first-served basis. When a donor heart becomes available, transplant candidates are matched based on three factors: medical urgency, distance from the donor hospital and pediatric status. Blood type, body size and other medical information are key factors in the matching process for all organs. United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) manages the national transplant waiting list, matching donors to recipients 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Patients are often ready at a moment’s notice to receive their donor heart. Transplant must occur within 4 to 6 hours after the donor heart is recovered. Following surgery, many recipients are on their feet within a couple of days and released from the hospital in 10 to 14 days. Learn more about the heart transplant process here.
In China there was a group called Falun Gong who practiced a Zen-like spiritual practice.They emphsized health and wellness, and in some cases volunteered organ donation. The Falun Gong were outlawed in 1999.The minority group the
Uyghurs were also subject to these procedures
The present status
China has banned harvesting organs from executed prisoners since January 1st, 2015[1], making voluntary donation the only legitimate venue for organ transplant. It is a critical move to settle all the controversies about China's organ transplant process by making a loud and strong statement worldwide that the Chinese government respects human rights and is streamlining its organ transplant process to conform with internationally accepted standards on organ transplantation. This regulation removes one major obstacle of organ transplant in China; however, China still faces the other major obstacle of critical organ shortage.
VSRF Live #226 - Killed to Order: Inside China’s Organ Harvesting
No comments:
Post a Comment