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State your strong support for organ donation as an act of compassion and generosity. Set an example by sharing your organ donor status with your congregation. Normalize organ donation by encouraging congregants to share their organ donor status. Share a link to your state’s donor registry
Many religions in the United States (U.S.) support organ donation. The decision to become a donor is personal. If you have questions about your religion and organ donation, ask your faith leader. Religions that support organ donation include: You have the potential to help save lives as a donor.
As of 2022, 170 million people in the U.S. have registered as donors. Not everyone who registers as a donor is able to donate. In fact, only 3 in 1,000 people die in a way that allows for deceased organ donation. That’s why more willing donors are needed.
View the dashboard and accompanying PUF for demographic information about organ donors, waitlist candidates/registrants, and transplant recipients, as well as organ-specific data such as procured organ transplantation rates and transplant outcomes for several solid organ types.
You can donate a kidney, a piece of your liver, and certain other organs and tissues while alive. About 6,500 living donation transplants take place each year. Unlike deceased donors, a living donor can decide who to donate their organ to, helping a recipient get an organ transplant faster.
How Donation Works. Learn what and when you can donate, how organ donors match to organ recipients, and how the transplant process works. Find your local Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) Learn about grants and assistance for living organ donation.
Sign up online through your state registry or in person at your local motor vehicle department. If you have an iPhone, you can use the Health app. It sends your information to a national computer system.
Research by Dr. Padela and Dr. Quinn shows that when Muslim Americans are presented with the risks and rewards of organ donation, as well as the range of existing Islamic perspectives, they feel more favorable towards organ donation.
Organ Donation FAQ. We answer frequently asked questions (FAQ) about organ donation and transplantation. Visit COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions for more information about the impact of COVID-19 on organ donation and transplantation. Expand all.
You have the potential to help save lives as a donor. You can start by signing up through your state’s registry. All people should consider themselves potential organ, eye, and tissue donors. Learn more about who can donate organs and help save lives.