Idaho, Arizona Legislatures Pass Bills Aimed at Combating CCP’s Forced Organ Harvesting

Published on April 7, 2024

State legislatures in Arizona and Idaho have passed legislation that aims to combat the horrific practice of forced organ harvesting in communist China, where many prisoners of conscience have been killed for their organs to serve a lucrative transplant trade. The Idaho bill (HO670) and the Arizona bill (HB2504) are now waiting to be signed by the governors of the two states. The legislation aims to discourage residents in both states from seeking organ transplants in China, as Chinese hospitals regularly offer alarmingly short wait times for procuring matching organs. While it is unclear when Idaho’s Republican Gov. Brad Little and Arizona’s Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs will each sign their respective bills into law, Texas and Utah have already passed similar bills. The Lone Star State was the first U.S. state to take up the issue, when its law went into effect on Sept. 1, 2023....