The Eric Metaxas Show

#67 - Jan Jekielek

Feb 27, 2026
Jan Jekielek, senior editor and author investigating China’s forced organ harvesting, appears to discuss his book Killed to Order. He recounts whistleblower leads and evidence of rapid transplants in China. He explains the mechanics of a system that dehumanizes prisoners and how victim groups like Falun Gong and Uyghurs were targeted. He also covers international medical complicity and pathways for raising awareness.
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INSIGHT

China's Killed To Order Organ System

  • China developed a systematic forced organ harvesting industry that scales by incarcerating and cataloging prisoners for matching.
  • Jan Jekielek explains Falun Gong incarceration, biometric databases, and hospitals enabling "killed to order" transplants.
ANECDOTE

Whistleblowers Revealed The Scheme

  • Two whistleblower threads exposed the practice: a surgeon's confession about thousands of corneas and a transplant patient told to expect a heart in two weeks.
  • Jan recounts 'Annie' reporting her husband's admission and Prof. Jacob Lavi's patient scheduling story with online transplant ads.
INSIGHT

How The System Achieves Rapid Matching

  • The system needs state power, dehumanization, and mass incarceration to monetize organs, creating pre-matched donor databases.
  • Jan details blood/tissue typing and vitals scanning inside camps to enable rapid paid transplants.
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