TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan lawmakers convened a parliamentary hearing on June 17 to examine the need for new legislation to strengthen the island’s legal framework against forced organ harvesting, aligning with international efforts to combat illicit organ transplantation and transplant tourism linked to China.
Chen Gau-tzu, a legislator of the opposition Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), told the hearing that organ transplants sourced from unidentified origins or from prisoners of conscience cross an ethical red line. As a result, she said, Taiwan’s healthcare system must not inadvertently facilitate illicit overseas organ transplants.
“International concern over cross-border organ transplants, transplant tourism, and forced organ harvesting has grown significantly in recent years,” Chen Gau-tzu said….
Taiwan Lawmakers Back Tougher Law to Combat Forced Organ Harvesting
