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		<title>By: Turner Wright</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/06/20/recognizing-brain-death-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-323640</link>
		<dc:creator>Turner Wright</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I wrote an article on this a while back:

http://www.groundreport.com/Health_and_Science/Take-My-Please</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wrote an article on this a while back:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.groundreport.com/Health_and_Science/Take-My-Please" rel="nofollow">http://www.groundreport.com/Health_and_Science/Take-My-Please</a></p>
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		<title>By: Dave Faulkmore</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dave Faulkmore</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hahaha Japan turned into India. Can&#039;t wait for the first scandals to come out about how Japanese hospitals are preying on the weak members of society to earn the big bucks.

Any bets on how long that will take?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hahaha Japan turned into India. Can&#8217;t wait for the first scandals to come out about how Japanese hospitals are preying on the weak members of society to earn the big bucks.</p>
<p>Any bets on how long that will take?</p>
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		<title>By: ponta</title>
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		<dc:creator>ponta</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;
because those 9 who received transplants abroad were probably very very ill - they “jumped to the head of the line” so to speak of the people of those countries.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
Probably true.
There are more patients than the organs needed for them.
That is why people go abroad.
For instance, 

&lt;blockquote&gt;
Americans Getting Transplanted Organs from Chinese Inmates
(New York Times article)
by Craig S. Smith The New York Times

An increasing number of Americans are traveling to China to receive transplanted kidneys, livers, corneas and other body parts from executed Chinese prisoners.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
http://www.epm.org/artman2/publish/ethics/Americans_Getting_Transplanted_Organs_from_Chinese_Inmates.shtml
It is said some Japanese patients also visited China for this purpose.

&lt;blockquote&gt;that is why WHO is shutting the doors to transplant tourism in those countries.&lt;/blockquote&gt;


&lt;blockquote&gt;
In 2004, the World Health Organization, called on member states “to take measures to
protect the poorest and vulnerable groups from transplant tourism and the sale of tissues and organs,
including attention to the wider problem of international trafficking in human tissues and organs”&lt;/blockquote&gt;

The Transplantation Society (TTS) cocluded 
&lt;blockquote&gt;
6. Organ trafficking and transplant tourism violate the principles of equity, justice and respect for human
dignity and should be prohibited.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

http://www.asas.or.jp/jst/pdf/istanblu_summit200806.pdf

&lt;blockquote&gt;現在、国会には、議員提案の改正案が以下の4案提出されている。法案提出から何年にもわたり、ほとんど審議が進んでいない状況であったが、2009年5月に世界保健機関（WHO）総会において、臓器不正売買を目的に、海外渡航移植の原則禁止と臓器の自国内提供を定めるガイドラインを決議する見込みになったことから、2009年になって、改正の機運が出てきている（WHOの決議自体は、新型インフルエンザの流行が起きたことに伴い、総会の開催期間が短縮されたため、2010年に延期されている[7]）。&lt;/blockquote&gt;

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/臓器移植
The resolutins above by TTS and WHO are one reasons the pending law was passed at this time.

&lt;blockquote&gt;
i come to this site to get my news on japan in english.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
This is a good blog on Japan. I also suggest the following sites to get news on Japan in English.

AMPONTAN
http://ampontan.wordpress.com/
Observing Japan
http://www.observingjapan.com/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>
because those 9 who received transplants abroad were probably very very ill &#8211; they “jumped to the head of the line” so to speak of the people of those countries.</p></blockquote>
<p>Probably true.<br />
There are more patients than the organs needed for them.<br />
That is why people go abroad.<br />
For instance, </p>
<blockquote><p>
Americans Getting Transplanted Organs from Chinese Inmates<br />
(New York Times article)<br />
by Craig S. Smith The New York Times</p>
<p>An increasing number of Americans are traveling to China to receive transplanted kidneys, livers, corneas and other body parts from executed Chinese prisoners.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.epm.org/artman2/publish/ethics/Americans_Getting_Transplanted_Organs_from_Chinese_Inmates.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.epm.org/artman2/publish/ethics/Americans_Getting_Transplanted_Organs_from_Chinese_Inmates.shtml</a><br />
It is said some Japanese patients also visited China for this purpose.</p>
<blockquote><p>that is why WHO is shutting the doors to transplant tourism in those countries.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>
In 2004, the World Health Organization, called on member states “to take measures to<br />
protect the poorest and vulnerable groups from transplant tourism and the sale of tissues and organs,<br />
including attention to the wider problem of international trafficking in human tissues and organs”</p></blockquote>
<p>The Transplantation Society (TTS) cocluded </p>
<blockquote><p>
6. Organ trafficking and transplant tourism violate the principles of equity, justice and respect for human<br />
dignity and should be prohibited.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.asas.or.jp/jst/pdf/istanblu_summit200806.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.asas.or.jp/jst/pdf/istanblu_summit200806.pdf</a></p>
<blockquote><p>現在、国会には、議員提案の改正案が以下の4案提出されている。法案提出から何年にもわたり、ほとんど審議が進んでいない状況であったが、2009年5月に世界保健機関（WHO）総会において、臓器不正売買を目的に、海外渡航移植の原則禁止と臓器の自国内提供を定めるガイドラインを決議する見込みになったことから、2009年になって、改正の機運が出てきている（WHOの決議自体は、新型インフルエンザの流行が起きたことに伴い、総会の開催期間が短縮されたため、2010年に延期されている[7]）。</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/臓器移植" rel="nofollow">http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/臓器移植</a><br />
The resolutins above by TTS and WHO are one reasons the pending law was passed at this time.</p>
<blockquote><p>
i come to this site to get my news on japan in english.</p></blockquote>
<p>This is a good blog on Japan. I also suggest the following sites to get news on Japan in English.</p>
<p>AMPONTAN<br />
<a href="http://ampontan.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">http://ampontan.wordpress.com/</a><br />
Observing Japan<br />
<a href="http://www.observingjapan.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.observingjapan.com/</a></p>
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		<title>By: lovely</title>
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		<dc:creator>lovely</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>because those 9 who received transplants abroad were probably very very ill - they &quot;jumped to the head of the line&quot; so to speak of the people of those countries.  that is why WHO is shutting the doors to transplant tourism in those countries.  and that, my friend, is what got the law passed more than anything. of course, that is just my guess.   and i would not be interested in reading the pros and cons on the matter in japanese as i don`t read japanese and i come to this site to get my news on japan in english.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>because those 9 who received transplants abroad were probably very very ill &#8211; they &#8220;jumped to the head of the line&#8221; so to speak of the people of those countries.  that is why WHO is shutting the doors to transplant tourism in those countries.  and that, my friend, is what got the law passed more than anything. of course, that is just my guess.   and i would not be interested in reading the pros and cons on the matter in japanese as i don`t read japanese and i come to this site to get my news on japan in english.</p>
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		<title>By: ponta</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/06/20/recognizing-brain-death-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-323396</link>
		<dc:creator>ponta</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>According to the yomiuri article
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/iryou/news/iryou_news/20090618-OYT8T00349.htm
In 2008, 11 Japanese patients  received heart transplant in Japan and 9 Japanese patients abroad.
As for why there are fewer people who donate their organs, and more people who have to go abroad to receive organ transplantation
&lt;blockquote&gt;
二年に一度、内閣府が臓器提供についてアンケートをしていますが、脳死になったら臓器提供をしてもいいと言っている方は43.5％にものぼっています。この数字は欧米の方々とまったく差はありません。日本が世界と全く異なっているのは、「臓器移植に関する法律」で「本人が生前に、脳死判定と臓器提供を行うことを書面で書いていた場合に限り」、しかも「家族が拒否しない限り」、脳死臓器提供できることになっていることです。つまり、生前口頭で提供する意思を知人に言っていても、遺言のように紙に書いてなければ提供できないのです。先ほどのアンケートで、意思表示カードに意思を記載して所持している人は4％しかいません。そのため、たとえ提供の意思が生前にあっても提供できないのが、日本の現状です。日本以外の、臓器移植を行っている国々では、脳死になった時に、本人の意思を示すものが無かったときには、患者さんの年齢に関係なく、家族が同意すれば提供できることになっています。&lt;/blockquote&gt;
http://www.hirokunganbare.com/genjou.pdf
43％ of Japanese people says it is okay to donate their organ
 once the brains are dead, the ratio is the same as people abroad, but while in other countries, the organ can be donated  if the family agree, but in Japan without a written consent by a donor, the organ cannot be donated.

This new law removes the major restrictions on organ transplants in Japan an age limit and the need for family consent of the donor.

You might be interested in  pros and cons on the matter.

http://news.google.co.jp/news/story?pz=1&amp;um=1&amp;ned=jp&amp;hl=ja&amp;q=臓器提供&amp;ncl=diY-nQOLsuXd1VM&amp;cf=all&amp;start=0</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>According to the yomiuri article<br />
<a href="http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/iryou/news/iryou_news/20090618-OYT8T00349.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/iryou/news/iryou_news/20090618-OYT8T00349.htm</a><br />
In 2008, 11 Japanese patients  received heart transplant in Japan and 9 Japanese patients abroad.<br />
As for why there are fewer people who donate their organs, and more people who have to go abroad to receive organ transplantation</p>
<blockquote><p>
二年に一度、内閣府が臓器提供についてアンケートをしていますが、脳死になったら臓器提供をしてもいいと言っている方は43.5％にものぼっています。この数字は欧米の方々とまったく差はありません。日本が世界と全く異なっているのは、「臓器移植に関する法律」で「本人が生前に、脳死判定と臓器提供を行うことを書面で書いていた場合に限り」、しかも「家族が拒否しない限り」、脳死臓器提供できることになっていることです。つまり、生前口頭で提供する意思を知人に言っていても、遺言のように紙に書いてなければ提供できないのです。先ほどのアンケートで、意思表示カードに意思を記載して所持している人は4％しかいません。そのため、たとえ提供の意思が生前にあっても提供できないのが、日本の現状です。日本以外の、臓器移植を行っている国々では、脳死になった時に、本人の意思を示すものが無かったときには、患者さんの年齢に関係なく、家族が同意すれば提供できることになっています。</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.hirokunganbare.com/genjou.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.hirokunganbare.com/genjou.pdf</a><br />
43％ of Japanese people says it is okay to donate their organ<br />
 once the brains are dead, the ratio is the same as people abroad, but while in other countries, the organ can be donated  if the family agree, but in Japan without a written consent by a donor, the organ cannot be donated.</p>
<p>This new law removes the major restrictions on organ transplants in Japan an age limit and the need for family consent of the donor.</p>
<p>You might be interested in  pros and cons on the matter.</p>
<p><a href="http://news.google.co.jp/news/story?pz=1&#038;um=1&#038;ned=jp&#038;hl=ja&#038;q=臓器提供&#038;ncl=diY-nQOLsuXd1VM&#038;cf=all&#038;start=0" rel="nofollow">http://news.google.co.jp/news/story?pz=1&#038;um=1&#038;ned=jp&#038;hl=ja&#038;q=臓器提供&#038;ncl=diY-nQOLsuXd1VM&#038;cf=all&#038;start=0</a></p>
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		<title>By: Nick</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Seems like the authorities got inspired by Will Smith 7 Pounds lol.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Seems like the authorities got inspired by Will Smith 7 Pounds lol.</p>
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		<title>By: lovely</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/06/20/recognizing-brain-death-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-323385</link>
		<dc:creator>lovely</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>this new law was passed because the japanese have relied on other countries for organ transplants - they don`t want to be donors but will take others` organs.  as the doors are being closed to transplant tourism they have no choice but to pass this law.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>this new law was passed because the japanese have relied on other countries for organ transplants &#8211; they don`t want to be donors but will take others` organs.  as the doors are being closed to transplant tourism they have no choice but to pass this law.</p>
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