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Facts About Donation

Registering to be an organ donor promises others a second chance at life. Of course, organ, tissue and eye donation becomes an option only after all life-saving measures have been taken and death has been declared. In no way does the decision to donate life interfere with your medical care.

• Surgical procedures are used to recover donated organs, tissues and eyes. Donation does not delay or change funeral arrangements, and an open casket is possible.
• There is no cost to a donor's family or estate for organ and tissue donation.
• Organs are distributed based on medical information like blood type, body size and tissue type matching through a national computer network operated by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). It is illegal to distribute organs based on non-medical information such as wealth, citizenship or celebrity status.
• It is illegal to buy or sell organs and tissue in the United States.
• Tissue is needed to replace bone, tendons, and ligaments lost to trauma, cancer and other diseases in order to improve strength, mobility and independence. Corneas are needed to restore sight. Skin grafts help burn patients heal, and often mean the difference between life and death. Heart valves repair cardiac defects and damage.
• It is also possible to donate a kidney, partial liver, lung or pancreas as a living donor.