Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006...9:53 am
BBC News on China’s organs market
The following video, which hit Digg's China tag recently, is titled "BBC hidden cam finds China selling prisoners' organs", described as :
An undercover investigation by BBC News finds that China has a flourishing trade of organs from executed prisoners. China is becoming the destination of choice for rich foreigners in need of organ transplants. One hospital said it could provide a liver for about $100,000.
China has more executions than any other country in the world. Officials told undercover reporters that executions increase prior to National holidays so many organs are available around the holidays.
The following video report feature hidden camera footage of organs being sold in China.
Reminds me of a shocking ficitonal HK movie I saw recently - "Dumplings " (As someone commented on the movie - "Not so much a horror as horrific").
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Hmmm… I don't know about this one. What do you think?
tags: China
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