NJ SR75

New Jersey Senate denounces the practice of organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience, including Falun Gong practitioners, political prisoners, and ethnic minorities in the People's Republic of China

Independent reports estimate approximately 65,000 Falun Gong practitioners were killed for their organs between 2000 and 2008, with human rights organizations indicating such abuses may continue

China performs up to 100,000 organ transplants annually but does not comply with World Health Organization organ procurement transparency requirements

The resolution directs copies to be sent to the U.S. Secretary of State, the PRC Ambassador to the United States, and the PRC Permanent Representative to the United Nations

The PRC officially sanctioned harvesting organs from executed prisoners in 1984, with a former Vice-Minister of Health stating over 90 percent of deceased organ donations in 2005 came from executed prisoners