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dc.contributor.authorAllison, Kirk C.-
dc.contributor.authorCaplan, Arthur-
dc.contributor.authorShapiro, Michael E.-
dc.contributor.authorEls, Charl-
dc.contributor.authorPaul, Norbert W.-
dc.contributor.authorLi, Huige-
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-04T09:51:29Z-
dc.date.available2022-10-04T09:51:29Z-
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.urihttps://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/7830-
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: In December 2014, China announced that only voluntarily donated organs from citizens would be used for transplantation after January 1, 2015. Many medical professionals worldwide believe that China has stopped using organs from death-row prisoners. DISCUSSION: In the present article, we briefly review the historical development of organ procurement from death-row prisoners in China and comprehensively analyze the social-political background and the legal basis of the announcement. The announcement was not accompanied by any change in organ sourcing legislations or regulations. As a fact, the use of prisoner organs remains legal in China. Even after January 2015, key Chinese transplant officials have repeatedly stated that death-row prisoners have the same right as regular citizens to "voluntarily donate" organs. This perpetuates an unethical organ procurement system in ongoing violation of international standards. CONCLUSIONS: Organ sourcing from death-row prisoners has not stopped in China. The 2014 announcement refers to the intention to stop the use of organs illegally harvested without the consent of the prisoners. Prisoner organs procured with "consent" are now simply labelled as "voluntarily donations from citizens". The semantic switch may whitewash sourcing from both death-row prisoners and prisoners of conscience. China can gain credibility only by enacting new legislation prohibiting use of prisoner organs and by making its organ sourcing system open to international inspections. Until international ethical standards are transparently met, sanctions should remain.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipDFG, Open Access-Publizieren Universität Mainz / Universitätsmedizinde
dc.language.isoengde
dc.rightsCC BY*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizinde_DE
dc.subject.ddc610 Medical sciencesen_GB
dc.titleHistorical development and current status of organ procurement from death-row prisoners in Chinaen_GB
dc.typeZeitschriftenaufsatzde
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-7815-
jgu.type.dinitypearticleen_GB
jgu.type.versionPublished versionde
jgu.type.resourceTextde
jgu.organisation.departmentFB 04 Medizinde
jgu.organisation.number2700-
jgu.organisation.nameJohannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz-
jgu.rights.accessrightsopenAccess-
jgu.journal.titleBMC medical ethicsde
jgu.journal.volume16de
jgu.journal.issue1de
jgu.pages.alternativeArt. 85de
jgu.publisher.year2015-
jgu.publisher.nameBioMed Centralde
jgu.publisher.placeLondonde
jgu.publisher.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12910-015-0074-0de
jgu.publisher.issn1472-6939de
jgu.organisation.placeMainz-
jgu.identifier.pmid26630929
jgu.subject.ddccode610de
opus.date.modified2017-05-02T11:00:05Z
opus.subject.dfgcode00-000
opus.organisation.stringFB 04: Medizin: Institut für Geschichte, Theorie und Ethik der Medizinde_DE
opus.organisation.stringFB 04: Medizin: Institut für Pharmakologiede_DE
opus.identifier.opusid53326
opus.importsourcepubmed
opus.institute.number0410
opus.institute.number0413
opus.metadataonlyfalse
opus.type.contenttypeKeinede_DE
opus.type.contenttypeNoneen_EN
opus.affiliatedPaul, Norbert W.
opus.affiliatedLi, Huige
jgu.publisher.doi10.1186/s12910-015-0074-0de
jgu.organisation.rorhttps://ror.org/023b0x485-
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