The 56-minute documentary, directed by the Emmy Award-winning Ken Stone, explores the issue of organ transplant abuse in China, and asks the question: why haven\u2019t more of us heard of this?<\/p>\n
The film shows how the Chinese government has been using its own citizens as a live organ bank, able to be killed on demand. This is a corrective to the usual understanding of organ transplant abuse in China, which is that only death row prisoners, already scheduled to be executed, are harvested for their organs. \u201cHard to Believe,\u201d instead, shows that the Chinese military is directly involved in using prisoners of conscience as a live organ source.<\/p>\n
The documentary tracks the efforts of intrepid investigators who have been piecing together the evidence of this crime for over a decade, presenting it to governments, academics, media, and legislatures around the world. Laws in Israel, Spain, and Taiwan have been drafted and amended in response to these investigations, and both the United States Congress and the European Parliament have passed resolutions censuring China\u2019s practices. This year, the issues in the documentary were reported in CNN, The Globe and Mail, and The New York Times.<\/p>\n
The Journal of Bioethical Inquiry wrote in a review of the film: \u201cThis documentary is extremely important for those involved in organ donation and transplantation, human rights, healthcare, ethics, and the law.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eminent NYU medical ethicist Dr. Arthur Caplan says the film is: \u201cAn important, timely and deeply disturbing account of one of the great human rights abuses of our time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Video Librarian Magazine writes: \u201cThis illuminating, often deeply unsettling PBS-aired documentary is highly recommended.\u201d<\/p>\n
Given that many of the individuals targeted in this terrible crime are practitioners of Falun Dafa, a peaceful spiritual discipline, Falun Dafa Club at BU is very pleased to host the documentary in cooperation with Amnesty International at BU to bring the issue to the entire BU community.<\/p>\n
We look forward to seeing you at the event!<\/p>\n
Falun Dafa Club at BU (\u6ce2\u58eb\u987f\u5927\u5b66\u6cd5\u8f6e\u5927\u6cd5\u4ff1\u4e50\u90e8)<\/p>\n
dafa@bu.edu<\/span><\/p>\n Details: Location (\u5730\u70b9<\/span>):\u00a0\u00a0CAS 224, BU, 685-725 Commonwealth Ave,\u00a0Boston, MA.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n
\nTime (\u65f6\u95f4<\/span>):\u00a07:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST, Tuesday, Nov 22, 2016.<\/p>\n![\"hard-to-believe-movie-poster\"](\"\/dafa\/files\/2016\/11\/hard-to-believe-movie-poster-478x636.png\")
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