AAPS Position Statement on Forced Organ Harvesting

AAPS Position Statement on Forced Organ Harvesting   Click HERE to read the statement on the AAPS website.   The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, a national organization of physicians and surgeons in all specialties, founded in 1943, issues the following statement: There is overwhelming evidence that by the authority of the Chinese Communist…

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Voices in Bioethics Podcast: Human Rights with Susie Hughes

Voices in Bioethics Podcast: Human Rights with Susie Hughes (Co-Founder and Executive Director of ETAC)   Susie Hughes joins Anne Zimmerman to discuss forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China. Forced organ harvesting refers to the state-sponsored killing of prisoners of conscience in China to supply organs for transplantation. Many victims are Falun…

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US Republican Reps Urge Blinken: Act Against the CCP’s Organ Harvesting

US Republican Reps Urge Blinken: Act Against the CCP’s Organ Harvesting   Jun 29 2023: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D. (Florida-02) and Congresswoman Michelle Steel (California-45) has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing deep concern regarding the Chinese Communist Party’s forced organ harvesting of wrongfully detained minorities—including Falun…

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New Bill Introduced: Migration Amendment (Overseas Organ Transplant Disclosure and Other Measures)

Migration Amendment (Overseas Organ Transplant Disclosure and Other Measures) Bill 2023   22nd June 2023: Senator Dean Smith (Western Australia) introduced the Migration Amendment (Overseas Organ Transplant Disclosure and Other Measures) Bill 2023; a Bill for an Act to amend the Migration Act 1958, and for related purposes.   “The amendments proposed in the Migration…

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ETAC Australia Commends the Australian Government for Modern Slavery Act Recommendation

ETAC Australia Commends the Australian Government for Modern Slavery Act Recommendation   ETAC Australia commends the Australian Government for accepting a recommendation made in our submission on the statutory review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth)   ETAC’s submission recommended at paragraph 69 that the Modern Slavery Guidance document “be amended to include organ trafficking as…

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ISHLT 2023: Forced Organ Procurement in China

International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 2023: Forced Organ Procurement in China   19 – 22 April, Denver USA: The 43rd International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions took place this year, highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of ISHLT while encouraging cross-collaboration among its Professional Communities. The program showcases…

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WATCH: Business and Human Rights in Transplantation Medicine

Do No Harm: Business and Human Rights in Transplantation Medicine   Click HERE for further details and to watch the event. Organ trafficking, forced organ harvesting, and unethical organ transplantation are global issues. Join us for a presentation by Wayne Jordash KC followed by a panel discussion where we will explore the risks of international…

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Cotton, Coons, Colleagues Introduce Bill in US Senate to Hold China Accountable for Forced Organ Harvesting

Cotton, Coons, Colleagues Introduce Bill in US Senate to Hold China Accountable for Forced Organ Harvesting   Read the Press Release HERE and the Bill HERE   March 09, 2023: Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware) today introduced the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act to combat the unethical and criminal practice of…

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Publication: Organ Transplant in Islam

Organ Transplant in Islam Aliya Khan MD, Ali Iqbal MD and Hamid Slimi PhD   December 2022: A paper has been published in the Journal of the British Islamic Medical Association, discussing organ transplantation and its benefits as well as its permissibility in the Islamic faith. The authors noted that due to advances in science, technology,…

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Legislation to Combat the CCP’s Ghoulish Industry of Stealing People’s Organs Clears Major Hurdle in US Congress

ETAC welcomes the progress of the bipartisan Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Bill in the United States. Below is the press release issued by Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) about the bill. The latest version of this release may be viewed at:  https://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=411235 WASHINGTON—Bipartisan legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on…

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New Book Released: The China Nexus

The China Nexus: Thirty Years In and Around the Chinese Communist Party’s Tyranny   A new book has been published exploring the history, politics and ideology of the China’s authoritarian regime, the human rights abuses occurring in China and the international response to such practices. It is a must read for anyone wishing to understand…

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