Since there are not nearly enough organs to meet local needs, much less the demands of all these rich visitors, they are being procured from executed prisoners. The Chinese government has admitted that some executions may have even be timed for the convenience of a transplant recipient.
Without greater international pressure, killing for parts won’t stop. Killing prisoners for their parts is unethical on its own, but the practice is even more heinous given that prisoners in China can get death sentences for their religious or spiritual beliefs, political views or relatively minor crimes. MSNBC
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