Another US state to ban China-linked organ transplants

Another US state to ban China-linked organ transplants

Tennessee has become the fourth state to prohibit insurance companies from funding organ transplants if the body parts come from China.

Tennessee Enacts Law to Stop Health Coverage for China-Linked Organ Transplants

Tennessee has enacted legislation—effective Jan. 1, 2026—to stop health insurance coverage for human organ transplant surgeries linked to China, becoming the fourth state to act against the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) killing-for-organs scheme. The Tennessee Genomic Security and End Organ Harvesting Act, unanimously passed earlier by both chambers of the state legislature, addresses the concerns with Beijing’s potential access to Americans’ …

Tennessee, the United States, recently passed a new law that prohibits state health insurance companies from paying for human organ transplants related to China. The law will officially take effect on January 1, 2026, and is aimed at preventing Beijing from obtaining American genetic data and severing potential links with the CCP's forced organ harvesting. The new law is called the Tennessee Genomic Security and End Organ Harvest Act...