Association pledges prisoners' organ transplant restriction

Organs from prisoners will no longer be used for transplant except for members of their immediate family.

The Chinese Medical Association (CMA) made the promise at the annual General Assembly of the World Medical Association (WMA) in Copenhagen last Friday, the CMA said in a statement yesterday.

The CMA will strengthen management of human organ transplants to ensure the new regulation is implemented, said CMA Vice-President and Secretary General Wu Mingjiang.