Sparks fly as Vatican conference challenges China on organs (harvesting)

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Sparks fly as Vatican conference challenges China on organs
    By NICOLE WINFIELD and MARIA CHENG Associated Press Feb 7, 2017 Updated 1 hr ago

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Participants at a Vatican conference on organ trafficking challenged China on Tuesday to allow independent scrutiny to ensure it is no longer using organs from executed prisoners, saying Chinese assurances aren't enough to prove the transplant program has been reformed.

Sparks flew in the afternoon session of the meeting as China's former vice health minister, Dr. Huang Jiefu, sought to assure the international medical community that China was "mending its ways" after declaring an end to the prisoner harvesting program in 2015.

"I am fully aware of the speculation about my participation in the summit," Huang told the conference, citing "continuing concerns about the transplant activities."

Continued: http://billingsgazette.com/news/world/sparks-fly-as-vatican-conference-challenges-china-on-organs/article_98cbaddf-3cbe-5a6a-bd46-6b145b93b936.html

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/2219851-chinese-transplant-doctor-accused-of-ordering-executions-to-speak-at-vatican/

Actually, a lot on this in the news.