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So the reason why there are so few consenting organ donors in China stems from the Confucian belief that one's body is a gift from one's parents and ancestors, and thus should not be altered/given away (which would amount to spurning the gift). This would explain why they resort to organ harvesting from death row inmates (and, if the rumors are true, political prisoners/oppressed minorities)