China’s Forced Organ Harvesting Must Be Stopped

By Callista L. Gingrich April 14, 2023Updated: April 16, 2023

On March 27, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023 with overwhelming bipartisan support.

The bill, authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), targets the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) state-sponsored forced organ harvesting by imposing sanctions or severe criminal penalties on individuals who fund, sponsor, or facilitate this inhumane practice. As The Epoch Times reported, the passage of this legislation in the House, which received 413 votes, marks “the first non-symbolic legislative measure in the nation to counter the atrocity.” It now heads to the Senate.

In recent years, appalling reports, testimonies, and evidence have emerged that reveal the CCP’s horrific practice of forced organ harvesting.

In 2000, communist China’s organ transplant industry began to dramatically grow, eventually reducing wait times for a procedure down to weeks or days. By comparison, patients in most developed countries wait months or years for a procedure. Over the years, CCP officials have claimed that their massive source of organ supply comes from a “voluntary organ donation system” or from death row prisoners.

But none of these apparent explanations expose the cruel realities of the CCP’s forced organ harvesting industry................To Read More....