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Introduced
05/22/2024
05/22/2024
In Committee
05/22/2024
05/22/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
06/30/2024
06/30/2024
Introduced Session
152nd General Assembly
Bill Summary
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.
AI Summary
This Concurrent Resolution strongly condemns China's practice of involuntary organ harvesting, which involves forcibly removing organs from individuals, often prisoners of conscience like Falun Gong practitioners, Tibetan Buddhists, House Church Christians, and Uyghur Muslims, for transplant purposes. The resolution highlights that this practice violates ethical medical standards and Chinese tradition, and that despite China's low rates of voluntary organ donation, it has become a major destination for transplant tourism due to significantly shorter wait times for organs, suggesting organs are sourced from executed prisoners without consent or potentially through murder to meet demand. Therefore, the Delaware General Assembly encourages its medical community to educate Delawareans about the risks associated with traveling to China for organ transplants to prevent residents from unknowingly participating in these forced organ harvesting practices.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (9)
Mike Ramone (R)*,
Paul Baumbach (D),
Richard Collins (R),
Jeff Hilovsky (R),
Gerald Hocker (R),
Dave Lawson (R),
Brian Pettyjohn (R),
Mike Smith (R),
Lyndon Yearick (R),
Last Action
Passed In House by Voice Vote (on 06/20/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141428 |
| BillText | https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141428&legislationTypeId=3&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HCR143 |
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