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China's main source of organ harvest- executed prisoners
by Joseph Earnest December 21, 2012
Newscast Media BEIJING—Due to the cultural belief Chinese hold that people who lose their organs in this life will have them replaced in the next life, the main source of harvesting organs is executed prisoners, according to Radio Deutsche Welle.
"The actual number of executions is a closely guarded state secret,"
says John Kamm, the head of the US-based non-profit Dui Hua Foundation.
Organ harvesting is a very lucrative business because the organs can be sold on the black market in Asia. It can also lead to human trafficking.
"It's a bit of a cultural taboo," explains Kamm. "The Chinese traditionally believe that when they leave this world and enter the next they have to be in possession of all their organs. So the number of people who have been willing to donate organs is very small." Five years ago, the government ruled that organs from executed prisoners could only be given to family members. And recently it said that it would phase out the practice of using executed prisoners' organs by 2015 completely. Add Comments>>
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