KansasKansas lawmakers would voice support for ending forced organ harvesting
If adopted, Kansas lawmakers would voice support for ending forced organ harvesting in China and encourage medical professionals to explain transplant travel risks to residents.
What it does
Kansas lawmakers would voice support for ending forced organ harvesting in China, naming Falun Gong followers, prisoners of conscience, and religious and ethnic minorities.
Kansas's medical community would be encouraged to explain transplant travel risks, including the risk of unknowingly becoming involved in forced organ harvesting. The resolution would not require that education.
Argument forEducation about transplant travel risks could help Kansas residents avoid unknowingly becoming involved in forced organ harvesting from prisoners and minority groups.
Argument againstBecause education is only encouraged, some Kansas residents considering transplant travel may not hear about the risks of becoming involved in forced organ harvesting.
More detail
The proposed resolution would declare support for ending forced organ harvesting in China. It names Falun Gong followers, prisoners of conscience, and religious and ethnic minorities in China.
The proposed resolution would encourage Kansas's medical community to educate residents about risks of traveling to China for organ transplants. The risks concern forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience and members of religious and ethnic minority groups. The education is encouraged, not required. Its stated purpose is to help residents avoid unknowingly becoming involved in forced organ harvesting.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 10Died in CommitteeDied
- Feb 18IntroducedMinor
- Feb 18Referred to House Committee on Federal and State AffairsIntroduced
Foreign PolicyCivil Rights & Voting