Thursday, April 12, 2007
China Bans Human Organ Trafficking
Amid allegations that they are harvesting the organs of executed prisoners, China is banning the sale of human organs starting May 1. What do you think?
Raymond Shand,
Copy Editor
"So long as my new pancreas is already in the mail, this doesn't affect me in the least."
Christopher Lincoln,
Postal Clerk
"This ban shows a shocking disregard for those of us who, having laid waste to our own bodies, wish to construct an entirely new one."
Jessica Baillor,
Chemist
"Tell that to the thousands of people who already became murderers after receiving a killer's organ."
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