Hong Kong Organ Donor Registry Plagued by Suspicion and Withdrawals.
TL;DR
Thousands of Hongkongers have withdrawn from the city's organ donor registry, with many citing fears of organ donations from mainland China. The trigger appears to have been a life-saving operation carried out in December on a four-month-old baby girl in Hong Kong, who was in need of a heart transplant. When a local match could not be found, a heart was transferred from a child who had suffered brainstem death in mainland China. Since the baby’s heart transplant, authorities have discussed the idea of establishing a mutual assistance registry with mainland China to facilitate future donations.
- Hongkongers opt out of organ registry ‘amid fear of Chinese donations’ The Guardian
- Hong Kong’s leader says police will investigate suspicious withdrawals from organ donation register The Hill
- What’s behind wave of withdrawals from Hong Kong organ donor register? South China Morning Post
- Hong Kong protesters withdraw from organ donor register over mainland transplants The Times
- Large number of withdrawals for organ donation in Hong Kong CTV News
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