More than 95,000 Americans currently are waiting for organs.In 2007, an estimated 7000 people will die waiting.Only 53% of Americans have signed organ donor forms.
Sign up with your State's Organ Donor and Tissue Registry today.By doing so, you could possibly save the lives of 8 other people.
Organ, Eye and Tissue donations are shared at the national level; however the laws that govern organ donations vary from state to state. In order to ensure your decision to be an organ donor will be carried out you need to:
1. Sign up with your State's donor registry.
2. Say "Yes" to donation on your driver's license or print, sign and carry a donor's card.
3. Make sure you are familiar with the laws governing donations in your state.
The Donate Life America Website provides a State-by-State Guide for visitors to find out how to become an organ and tissue donor in their state as well as the steps to follow to ensure that a decision to become an organ donor is carried out.
Available at: http://donatelife.net/ and http://www.shareyourlife.org/
other sites regarding organ donations are:
lifequestanatomical.com
lifesharers.org
donatelifecalifornia.org