China's $1 Billion Illegal Organ Trade

Early in 2006, it was revealed that state-run hospitals in China were killing patients to harvest their organs. This was so shocking it seemed entirely implausible. However, a new documentary has revealed much further into this illegal trade operation.

The sad truth to be discussed here is that this horrific trade is worth over $1 billion US Dollars a year. There are over 10,000 organ transplants a year in China, however the number of citizens on the organ donation list is significantly dwarfed by the amount of organs being transplanted.

In 2006, the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of the Falun Gong was formed, and they thoroughly inspected the accusations that doctors were harvesting the organs of innocent (and healthy) people in China. The revelations they discovered unveiled that tens of thousands of innocent people were killed in order to fuel China's underground organ-trade market.

"Some practitioners were still breathing after their organs were removed, but they were thrown into the hospital’s incinerator anyway." 

 The coalition's investigative team believes that the organs were primarily taken from the so-called Falun Gong, a quasi-religious group with is banned in Communist China.

This issue highlights yet another social issue spreading rapidly in China, and that's the mass killing of the Falun Gong. The Chinese government insists that they have broken no laws in the persecution of the Falun Gong, as they are a dangerous group who violated human rights through mind control.

While it is good to remain open minded in all things, I find it rather difficult to believe this spiritual-group is using mind control to push its ideals onto the masses.

That's all I have to say today, but I'll be back tomorrow.

"In war, there are no unwounded soldiers." -Jose Narosky