US organ donation organisation’s shutdown invokes Chinese students’ worst fears

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The US organ transplant system faces a crisis as federal health authorities decertify a major organ procurement organization amid allegations of harvesting organs from donors potentially still alive. This scandal has notably caused concern among Chinese students and their families.

The United States’ organ transplant system has been plunged into a crisis of public trust after federal health authorities decertified a major organ procurement organisation (OPO) over allegations that organs were harvested from donors who may still have been alive. The scandal has sent shock waves through Chinese communities and validated growing fears among Chinese students and parents. On August 5, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the immediate decertification of...