Talk:Organ procurement

Organ harvesting / Organ theft

Shouldn't this article be merged with organ theft? /Slarre (talk) 13:55, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

• Done. SilkTork *^YES! 09:11, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Israel

I have added the following paragraph. It is sourced. In December 2009, Israel admitted there had been organ harvesting of skin, corneas, heart valves and bones from dead bodies of Palestinians, Israeli soldiers and citizens and foreign workers, without permission from relatives, in the 1990s, but said that this practice no longer occurred. The revelation was a consequence of the Aftonbladet-Israel_controversy.http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/21/israeli-pathologists-harvested-organshttp://aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article6323046.ab Aftonbladet: Israel tog organ – utan tillstånd]93.96.148.42 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 01:32, 16 February 2010 (UTC).

Kilgour Matas Report

Please note this report is a very questionable source, since it is pretty much entirely based on unreliable allegation made by members of the Falun Gong religious sect. All the parties supporting Kilgour Matas are Falun Gong outfits (Epoch Times, CIPFG, etc.):

1) US State Dept investigated this and found no evidence: http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2006/April/20060416141157uhyggep0.5443231.html#ixzz20zxXq8mk

2) Well know China dissident Harry Wu voice disagreement and revealed the political nature of this allegation: http://www.facts.org.cn/Recommendations/200711/t68651.htm

3) Canadian journalist Glen McGregor Glen McGregor of Ottawa Citizen summarizing the dubious nature of the Falun Gong organ harvesting accusation: http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=8a3de338-e62d-4446-952a-7a6eedc772a7&p=1 http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/observer/story.html?id=2c15d2f0-f0ab-4da9-991a-23e4094de949&p=3

4) The Kilgour Matas report has since been declared exteremist writing by Russian courts: http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/12/24/extremist-writings-of-ex-canadian-mp-lawyer-banned-in-russia-because-of-criticisms-of-china/

Please consider these facts when editing the relevant passages, thanks. Bobby fletcher (talk) 18:09, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Please keep in mind that talk pages are for discussing the content of the articles; they are not platforms for the personal viewpoints of editors. Discussion about the reliability of the Kilgour/Matas source would be more appropriately placed on the relevant page, where such discussion relates to how the article may reflect the extant views about the sources reliability (i.e., again not for sharing personal viewpoints etc.). Thanks. TheSoundAndTheFury (talk) 18:38, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you Sound, I added the information because the Kilgour Matas report was mentioned in this article. I believe it is relevant since the original write up on the report is very matter-of-fact and entire one-side. There is a history of Falun Gong disciple pushing POV in wikis like this one. Bobby fletcher (talk) 19:18, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Photo is dubious in nature

the photo insert claims a fact that is not in evidence. The Falun Gong organ harvesting is an allegation not fact. At a minimum the description should including the word "alleged" or something like that. Bobby fletcher (talk) 19:14, 18 July 2012 (UTC)