Better Cancel that Liver Transplant Holiday
Aggregated Source: China Hearsay
November 13, 2007|
This is sorta creepy, but I guess I agree with the spirit of the policy:
China’s Ministry of Health said Monday it is strictly enforcing a new rule that bars foreigners on a tourist visa from receiving organ transplants from local donors.
The rule, issued in July as part of efforts to better manage a severely limited supply of human organs, says Chinese citizens should take priority when carrying out transplants. <LINK>
Note that there is a big shortage here of available organs, so giving priority to Chinese nationals over wealthier foreign tourists makes some sense.
Brings up an interesting question, though: do Chinese people have a problem with organ donation? I know that my wife is adamantly against it, but that’s only one opinion.
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