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China Plans To End Executed Prisoner Organ Donations Within 5 Years

Posted by timothy on from the have-you-considered-the-patch? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "China said that it planned to end the practice of taking organs from executed prisoners within five years, according to the state media report on Friday. Instead, China's vice minister of health Dr. Huang Jiefu said that the country will rely on a new national donation system for organ transplants at a conference in the city of Hangzhou on Thursday."

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  1. Re:sure... by M0j0_j0j0 · · Score: 5, Informative

    And that Sir, is where you get the moral problem.

  2. Execution methods make a difference, as well... by Ellis+D.+Tripp · · Score: 5, Informative

    In the US, the execution techniques usually used would leave the organs unsuitable for re-use. They would either be saturated with toxins (lethal injection) or cooked (electric chair).

    In China, the usual method of execution is a bullet into the back of the head.

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