In Episode 16 of Going Rogue with Lara Logan, titled “Forced Organ Harvesting in China: One-on-One with Dr. Torsten Trey”, Lara Logan engages in a compelling conversation with Dr. Torsten Trey, Executive Director of Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH). The episode delves into the harrowing practice of state-sanctioned organ harvesting in China, where prisoners of conscience, particularly Falun Gong practitioners, are reportedly executed to supply organs for transplants.
Dr. Trey elucidates the mechanisms behind this atrocity, highlighting how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has institutionalized organ harvesting as a means of persecution and profit. He emphasizes that patients seeking organ transplants in China may unknowingly become complicit in these human rights violations, as their demand perpetuates the cycle of forced organ procurement.
The discussion also touches upon the global implications of this practice, including ethical concerns for the international medical community and the need for heightened awareness and action to combat such abuses.