At the hearing before the Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC) on December 18, 2012, the topic of forced organ harvesting has been addressed by several speakers. Prof. Jianchao Xu, Director for Medical Affairs with […]
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On September 12, 2012, a joint-subcommittee hearing has been held in the U.S. Congress addressing the forced organ harvesting practices in China. The hearing was co-chaired by Hon. Dana Rohrabacher and Hon. Chris Smith. Among the panelists were Dr. Gabriel Danovitch, Dr. Damon Noto and Ethan Gutmann.
WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO: Investigate and publicly condemn organ harvesting from Falun Gong believers in China. Tens of thousands of illegally imprisoned Falun Gong believers have been used as a living organ bank,
“KILLED FOR ORGANS: China’s Secret State Transplant Business” is a new documentary about the unethical organ harvesting practices in China. It raises again questions on the practice itself as well as what the world will
(Remarks prepared for delivery as a poster presentation to the Transplant Nurses Association, Melbourne, Australia, November 15, 2012) Introduction China is the leading country in the world for transplant volume outside of
PRESS RELEASE, November 5, 2012 The November Bulletin of the WHO presents an interview with Dr. Haibo Wang, where he announces China’s intention to phase out the harvesting of organs from executed prisoners. While the
Press Release on November 5, 2012, in response to the announcement of Dr. Haibo Wang in the Bulletin of the WHO to phase out the harvesting of organs from executed prisoners. We, DAFOH, state that
The Israeli Haaretz published an article on a diplomatic incident in Israel. The Chinese embassy in Israel instigated pressure on nine members of the Knesset who signed a petition that asked the United Nations to initiate independent
WMA Statement on Organ and Tissue Donation Adopted by the 63rd WMA General Assembly, Bangkok, Thailand, October 2012 The WMA Statement from Bangkok included a passage that specifically addressed the situation of organ procurement from prisoners.
After the congressional hearing on September 12, 2012, Congressmen Robert Andrews and Chris Smith have initiated a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, asking for information that the Department of State might have about the organ harvesting practices in
