China officially claims it ended the harvesting of executed inmates’ organs in January 2015. The case adds to doubts among many doctors internationally about whether China has met its pledge to stop harvesting the organs of executed inmates. Huang publicly admitted in 2005 that doctors used executed prisoners’ organs. In 2011, Huang and other officials estimated that 65 per cent of transplanted organs from the deceased came from executed prisoners. Among the needed reforms, Huang said, is a crackdown on organ trafficking and more regulations on how organs are procured.

Source: thestar August 27, 2016 19:52 UTC