SPONSOR: Rep. Ramone HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 143 CONDEMNING FORCED ORGAN HARVESTING PRACTICES IN THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
SPONSOR: Rep. Ramone
SPONSOR: Rep. Ramone
SPONSOR:
Rep. Ramone
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 143
CONDEMNING FORCED ORGAN HARVESTING PRACTICES IN THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
WHEREAS, extensive and credible reports have exposed the Peoples Republic of Chinas engagement in the vile practice of forcibly removing human organs for transplant; and WHEREAS, this practice violates not only ethical guidelines of medicine but also Chinese tradition that requires bodies to be preserved after death, which contributes to the countrys deficient registration for organ donation; and WHEREAS, evidence suggests that victims of involuntary organ removal are prisoners that Chinas communist regime deems a threat to their control, which is primarily the practitioners of the conscience, Falun Gong, but possibly also Tibetan Buddhists, House Church Christians, and members of the Uyghur Muslim ethnic minority; and WHEREAS, Falun Gong, a spiritual practice centered on the values of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance, became immensely popular in the 1990s; and WHEREAS, in July 1999, the Chinese Communist Party launched an intensive, nationwide persecution designed to eradicate the spiritual practice; and WHEREAS, since then, Falun Gong practitioners have been abused by the Peoples Republic of China, as documented by the United States Department of State, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and many other governmental and third-party organizations; and WHEREAS, in 2015, Freedom House reported that Falun Gong practitioners make up most victims of forced organ removal; and WHEREAS, the Chinese government claims that ninety percent of organ transplant sources come from executed prisoners; and WHEREAS, however, the number of executions has dropped ten percent annually since 2002; and WHEREAS, d espite the very low rates of voluntary organ donation, China has emerged as the leading destination for transplant tourism; and WHEREAS, in 2016, a bombshell investigative report, estimated that China is performing sixty thousand to ninety thousand transplants per year which disputes Chinas claim that they conduct only ten thousand transplants per year; and WHEREAS, information from Chinas Liver Transplant Registry System indicated that in emergency transplant cases, which made up over twenty-five percent of operations, an organ was found within hours to days; and WHEREAS, nonemergency cases were quoted in weeks, while in other countries, patients can wait years for a transplant; and WHEREAS, this evidence suggests that deceased prisoners organs are being removed without their consent and prisoners are possibly being murdered based on the organ markets demand; and WHEREAS, both American and Chinese media outlets have reported instances of American patients traveling to China for organ transplants due to the significantly shorter wait times. WHEREAS, The United Nations Committee Against Torture, the parliament of the European Union, Canadas parliament, the U.S. House of Representatives, Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the World Medical Association, the America Society of Transplantation, and the Transplantation Society have condemned the Peoples Republic of Chinas practice of forced organ harvesting and called for transparency in their organ sourcing and surrounding transplant practices. NOW, THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the 152nd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that the members of the Delaware General Assembly hereby strongly condemn Chinas practice of involuntary organ harvesting; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the Delaware General Assembly hereby encourage the medical community to educate Delawareans about the risks of travel to China for organ transplants to help prevent Delaware residents from unwittingly becoming involved in the murder in the form of forced organ harvesting prisoners of conscience.
WHEREAS, extensive and credible reports have exposed the Peoples Republic of Chinas engagement in the vile practice of forcibly removing human organs for transplant; and
WHEREAS, this practice violates not only ethical guidelines of medicine but also Chinese tradition that requires bodies to be preserved after death, which contributes to the countrys deficient registration for organ donation; and
WHEREAS, evidence suggests that victims of involuntary organ removal are prisoners that Chinas communist regime deems a threat to their control, which is primarily the practitioners of the conscience, Falun Gong, but possibly also Tibetan Buddhists, House Church Christians, and members of the Uyghur Muslim ethnic minority; and
WHEREAS, Falun Gong, a spiritual practice centered on the values of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance, became immensely popular in the 1990s; and
WHEREAS, in July 1999, the Chinese Communist Party launched an intensive, nationwide persecution designed to eradicate the spiritual practice; and
WHEREAS, since then, Falun Gong practitioners have been abused by the Peoples Republic of China, as documented by the United States Department of State, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and many other governmental and third-party organizations; and
WHEREAS, in 2015, Freedom House reported that Falun Gong practitioners make up most victims of forced organ removal; and
WHEREAS, the Chinese government claims that ninety percent of organ transplant sources come from executed prisoners; and
WHEREAS, however, the number of executions has dropped ten percent annually since 2002; and
WHEREAS, d espite the very low rates of voluntary organ donation, China has emerged as the leading destination for transplant tourism; and
WHEREAS, in 2016, a bombshell investigative report, estimated that China is performing sixty thousand to ninety thousand transplants per year which disputes Chinas claim that they conduct only ten thousand transplants per year; and
WHEREAS, information from Chinas Liver Transplant Registry System indicated that in emergency transplant cases, which made up over twenty-five percent of operations, an organ was found within hours to days; and
WHEREAS, nonemergency cases were quoted in weeks, while in other countries, patients can wait years for a transplant; and
WHEREAS, this evidence suggests that deceased prisoners organs are being removed without their consent and prisoners are possibly being murdered based on the organ markets demand; and
WHEREAS, both American and Chinese media outlets have reported instances of American patients traveling to China for organ transplants due to the significantly shorter wait times.
WHEREAS, The United Nations Committee Against Torture, the parliament of the European Union, Canadas parliament, the U.S. House of Representatives, Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the World Medical Association, the America Society of Transplantation, and the Transplantation Society have condemned the Peoples Republic of Chinas practice of forced organ harvesting and called for transparency in their organ sourcing and surrounding transplant practices.
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the 152nd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that the members of the Delaware General Assembly hereby strongly condemn Chinas practice of involuntary organ harvesting; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the Delaware General Assembly hereby encourage the medical community to educate Delawareans about the risks of travel to China for organ transplants to help prevent Delaware residents from unwittingly becoming involved in the murder in the form of forced organ harvesting prisoners of conscience.
SYNOPSIS This resolution calls on the General Assembly to encourage the Delaware medical community to educate the citizens of Delaware about the forced organ harvesting that occurs in China, in the event they decide to travel to China for an expedited transplant.
SYNOPSIS
This resolution calls on the General Assembly to encourage the Delaware medical community to educate the citizens of Delaware about the forced organ harvesting that occurs in China, in the event they decide to travel to China for an expedited transplant.