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China executing prisoners to harvest their organs
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thepeel



Joined: 08 Aug 2004
PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:13 pm    Post subject: China executing prisoners to harvest their organs Reply with quote
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British experts suggest China may be executing prisoners to sell their organs.

China executed at least 3,400 people last year, more than any other country. Human Rights Watch previously said China had harvested as many as 3,000 organs from executed inmates each year. Last month, China admitted that organs had been taken from some prisoners without pre-execution consent, but it claimed that this practice was illegal and rare.

Now the British Transplantation Society says 1) evidence suggests organs "in the thousands" are being taken without consent of prisoners or their families; 2) the transactions "involve payment of money and may implicate � patients and the authorities and judiciary responsible for the prisoners"; and 3) according to a BTS official, "It almost sounds as though the timing of an execution is at the convenience of the timing of a transplant."

http://www.slate.com/id/2140137/
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bluelake



Joined: 01 Dec 2005
PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
They've been doing that for years.
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jinju



Joined: 22 Jan 2006
PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I wonder if Steve Margaret will defend China.
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mcgeezer



Joined: 17 Apr 2007
PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm a pretty liberal guy, but harvesting the organs of child molesters, rapists, those nerds who do nothing but sit around all day making up computer virsus', and any other complete irreversable scum of the earth isn't a bad idea....
It would shorten the waiting list for those who really need a life-saving operation.... (kids who need a heart transplant etc...)
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cangel



Joined: 19 Jun 2003
Location: Jeonju, S. Korea
PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
What would you do to prolong your life? If it meant going to China and getting a transplant for an unknown donor, could you do it? The wait times for transplants can be extensive but according to one Chinese hospital:

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Q.. How long must i wait for a suitable maching donor?
A. Usually, kidney and liver---more than 1 month; Heart---less than 1 month


Ethics aside, what would you do to survive?
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cosmo



Joined: 09 Nov 2006
PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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seoulunitarian



Joined: 06 Jul 2004
PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:22 pm    Post subject: re: Reply with quote
mcgeezer wrote:
I'm a pretty liberal guy, but harvesting the organs of child molesters, rapists, those nerds who do nothing but sit around all day making up computer virsus', and any other complete irreversable scum of the earth isn't a bad idea....
It would shorten the waiting list for those who really need a life-saving operation.... (kids who need a heart transplant etc...)


The difference is they are harvesting the organs of "religious offenders", a.k.a. Falun Gong.

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mcgeezer



Joined: 17 Apr 2007
PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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The difference is they are harvesting the organs of "religious offenders", a.k.a. Falun Gong.



I agree with you 100%, I was just making a general statement about the conditions in the west and how i wouldn't be opposed to such an idea if it were done to the bottom feeders (type of people i mentioned before)...
I would never condone the execution of anyone who simply speaks their mind or chanllenges the government
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freethought



Joined: 13 Mar 2005
PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
in my view, a world with fewer falong gung or christians walking around in it is a good thing... hopefully their organs wont pollute whoever gets them.
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jinju



Joined: 22 Jan 2006
PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
freethought wrote:
in my view, a world with fewer falong gung or christians walking around in it is a good thing... hopefully their organs wont pollute whoever gets them.


wow ... jews too or is that just too non-PC for you libs?
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Masta_Don



Joined: 17 Aug 2006
Location: Hyehwa-dong, Seoul
PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
freethought wrote:
in my view, a world with fewer falong gung or christians walking around in it is a good thing... hopefully their organs wont pollute whoever gets them.


what a freethinker.
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