Comments on: Ending ‘Vampire’ Tourism in China

By: Kerala Tourism

Kerala Tourism — Sun, 29 May 2011 06:44:54 +0000

Awesome post! Very advisable and reliable, thank you for sharing your knowledge…

By: kerala tourism

kerala tourism — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:41:12 +0000

thanks geronimo for the tune.

By: geronimo

geronimo — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:53:43 +0000

Luckily have just thought of a great theme song for posters on both your blog and those posters on other blogs. You might enjoy it?
This is the great old Sam Cooke tune, ‘Wonderful World’.
You know the one. Don’t know much about….
You can find this great old Sam Cooke tune here on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNO72aCnVr0

The point is. Exactly what Queenan also states. Sorry. But can not deny it. And hope you enjoy this great old tune.

Don’t know much about Philosophy….
But what I do know is that I love you. What a wonderful world this could be.
Captures the whole thing in a nutshell.

By: Geronimo

Geronimo — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:33:57 +0000

Sorry to bother anyone. But still waiting for my stiff dick.
Of course I will pay USD40,000. But of course it will be financed. But of course it will be worth it.
Right?

Still, in truth. The very ugliest thing in US society is to have humans locked up in cages. Simply because human animals do not thrive well locked up in wire cages.

Not like chickens. Are you a chicken?

By: Geronimo

Geronimo — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:14:12 +0000

Dear Mr. Chang,
You stated in a very recent blog that there might not be war or conflict between China/India at least until 2012 or 2013.
But whether or not this might happen in any given year, actually, you are very correct in provoking people to think about this possibility, or this probability.
And as the Aussies might say, Good On You, for doing so.
But can one not take it to the next step? For example, to BEND to the science. And also to recognize the overwhelming evidence that if there are say 30,000 weapons around the world, then in simple truth, that they will truly be used during your lifetime?
Not trying to put a damper on your day, today.
But it just seems that any idiot, such as myself, who had taken a grade school course in statistics, might be able to predict the calamity which sure as sht is just about to overcome us.
Or. Do you want to fight the odds?
Then go to Las Vegas, baby. And get one of those famous blow jobs while beating the odds of the house.
Actually. No way. The house odds can not be beat. And we are gambling with our lives. But. Actually we are not the ones gambling with our lives. It is these fcking idiots who are gambling with our lives. AND THEY WILL LOOSE. Sure as sht.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:39:51 +0000

We are actually doing everything we imagine every evil. After reading Mark’s post and following links it seems that a patients end of life directive can be over-ridden to accommodate the “duty to donate”.

Call me frothy but it appears to be something out of a horror novel. I could not help but picture bodies being held in animation because they are “brain” dead and being stored until needed.

This to me would be very possible in countries where the families of individuals have no power to control their government.

I am not surprised that many countries want to control the INTERNET so regular people do not have access to this type of information so they can learn about these things and work together to stop them before it is too late.

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:40:34 +0000

Mark, I didn’t know much about the American rules. Thanks for the info.

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:35:51 +0000

Lynn, you wrote: “We must keep this in the light.” Yes, we must. Thank you.

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:33:31 +0000

Chuck Pelto, thanks. Yes, China’s organ harvesting is “totally vile.”

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:50:31 +0000

Stealing organs or misrepresenting donor’s intent is a reflection of the demand for transplant surgeries in the United States. As awful as the allegations in the story, the nexus of the problem is the organ allocation system currently used in the United States.

If you live in one of the 38 states that has adopted the 2006 Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, it is presumed that you are an organ donor unless they can find information contrary to their assumptions. This change was made expressly to increase the supply of organs, tissue and body parts so that the $20 Billion in annual revenues for organ related medical services could keep growing.

With organ transplant programs bringing fame, prestige and enormous profits, transplant centers in the United States don’t have much of an incentive to ask too many questions about how the organ arrived at their doorstep. A whole body donation is worth $1 to $5 million to a transplant center, its doctors, tissue banks and big pharma.

Brain death and donation after cardiac arrest for as little as 75 seconds is becoming the standard in hospitals to start the organ harvesting process.

Removing your name from any list or erasing your consent from your driver’s license means absolutely nothing under the 2006 version of the act.

Even if you have a written Advance Healthcare Directive that forbids the use of machines to keep your body alive, they can do so as long as they are talking to your family to give consent to start the organ harvesting procedure.

If you don’t express a preference on organ harvesting, your family has to make the decision. Organ Procurement Organizations and Tissue Banks have to follow your instructions if you register your preferences with a known donor registry.

Unfortunately, no state that has adopted the 2006 UAGA has a state donor registry that allows you to register as a “no” or allows donation on condition of just compensation to your family or estate.

If you are one of the estimated 10% of Americans who does not support organ harvesting, you can register your objection and explore your options under the law at http://www.DoNotTransplant.com.