With a nod to China’s forced organ harvesting, UK lawmakers have slipped in an amendment to a bill on medicines that means proof of consent for human tissues from overseas may be demanded. Proponents of the measure—which tackles only the use of human tissue in medicines—acknowledge that it is largely symbolic, but describe it as a small but important first step in the UK to tackling potential complicity in overseas crimes. It is the first time UK lawmakers have enacted any legislation that addresses the issue of consent on human tissue from overseas. The amendment was introduced in the House of Lords by Lord Hunt and passed the House of Commons on Jan. 27 and is expected to become law next month. The Medicines and Medical Devices Bill was intended as a post-Brexit replacement for the EU regulatory framework. Lawmakers who hold concerns about organ trafficking took the opportunity to try to …