• New research shows wide variation in the number of eligible organ donors whose loved ones consent to organ donation across the country. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The researchers examined data from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)/United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the nation's organ transplant network, on all reported "eligible deaths," -- defined as potential brain-dead organ donors age 70 years or less without any medical conditions precluding donation -- from 2008 to 2013. (sciencedaily.com)
  • With over 10,000 patients a year dying on a transplant waiting list or becoming too sick to undergo a transplant, these data highlight the potential opportunity to save hundreds of more lives each year by increasing consent rates among potential organ donors," says senior author Richard Gilroy, MD, medical director of Liver Transplantation at the University of Kansas Hospital. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Organ procurement was started as a local endeavor when facilities performing kidney transplantation recovered organs from donors in the same facility. (medscape.com)
  • Many of the PLWH surveyed expressed willingness to be organ donors. (lww.com)
  • Under the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act, it is now permissible to transplant organs from HIV-infected donors (HIV D+) into recipients who are also HIV infected (HIV R+) under research protocols. (lww.com)
  • These guidelines address the use of tests for the hepatitis B and C viruses to screen donations of blood and plasma collected for transfusion or further manufacture into injectable products, as well as to screen donors of organs, tissues, and semen. (cdc.gov)
  • It's important to know that only 3 in 1,000 people die in a way that allows for them to be organ donors, according to HRSA. (cancer.net)
  • Conversion Rate is the percentage of actual organ donors from the total number of potentially eligible organ donors identified upon deceased patients' health records review. (tbrhsc.net)
  • Key factors that influence Conversion Rate are the notification of potential organ donors and working with Trillium Gift of Life Network to promote optimal approach planning. (tbrhsc.net)
  • Thunder Bay has 49% of its eligible population registered as organ donors, putting the city in 22nd place provincially out of 170 communities. (tbrhsc.net)
  • 354 deceased organ donors gave the gift of life. (tbrhsc.net)
  • We encourage enrollment in bone marrow registration and enrollment of eligible organ, tissue and bone marrow donors. (wlcj.org)
  • Usually organs are retrieved from only about 15-20% of the eligible cadaveric donors available each year. (scialert.net)
  • 1999). Majority of the organs for transplantation are donated from patients in whom brain-stem death has been diagnosed and who are then ventilated to maintain adequate oxygenation and circulation-the so called non-heart-beating donors (NHBDs) (D Allessandro et al . (scialert.net)
  • There has also been an increase in the donor pool with marginal donors including organs retrieved following cardiac death being used. (hindawi.com)
  • All kidney-pancreas transplants at Emory are performed using organs from deceased donors. (emoryhealthcare.org)
  • Since 1974, Gift of Life has worked to coordinate life-saving and life-enhancing transplants for those waiting, while supporting the generous donors and their families who have chosen to give others a second chance through organ donation. (donors1.org)
  • B: The Donor Dash is an annual Gift of Life fundraising event that celebrates those who have received transplants, honors the generosity of donors, and gives hope to those who are waiting for an organ transplant. (donors1.org)
  • A family match is oftentimes not the case, underscoring the critical need for organ donors. (wtnh.com)
  • In Connecticut, 46 percent of eligible adults, 18 years and older, are registered organ donors. (wtnh.com)
  • Organ donors are needed. (wtnh.com)
  • Only persons for whom brain death - meaning the state of irreversible loss of all brain functions - has been correctly determined are eligible as organ donors. (ethikrat.org)
  • recipients who are seronegative for Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) receiving an organ from HSV seropositive donors [2D]. (bts.org.uk)
  • The recognition of this risk led to the screening of donors for some infectious agents, such as, HIV, which made the organ supply substantially safer. (cdc.gov)
  • Therefore, it may prove challenging to implement West Nile virus screening of potential organ donors. (cdc.gov)
  • Organ procurement is intimately tied to the history of organ transplantation and organ donation. (medscape.com)
  • To best understand the organ procurement process, reviewing the history of transplantation is helpful. (medscape.com)
  • As the organization and the field of transplantation grew, organ sharing became a nationwide responsibility. (medscape.com)
  • PLWH were surveyed regarding their knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about organ donation and transplantation at an urban academic HIV clinic in Baltimore, MD, between August 2016 and October 2016. (lww.com)
  • Aside from being used for organ transplantation, organ donation can also help lead to medical breakthroughs through research in cancer and many other diseases. (cancer.net)
  • If a donation moves forward, the OPO coordinates the organ donation process with the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) , which runs a database of every person in the U.S. needing a transplant. (cancer.net)
  • Improvement in transplantation procedures, beginning with the advent of immunosuppressive therapies in the early 1980s, has lead to more and more patients benefiting from organ transplantation. (scialert.net)
  • Even though each cadaveric organ donor can often supply multiple organs for transplantation, many patients still die before a suitable organ becomes available. (scialert.net)
  • The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) brings together medical professionals, transplant recipients and donor families to develop national organ transplantation policy. (unos.org)
  • The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Ad-hoc Multi Organ Transplantation Committee has implemented several safety net policies to ensure patients in need of multiple organ transplants to get priority when they become medically eligible. (unos.org)
  • The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is the national agency that regulates organ transplantation. (emoryhealthcare.org)
  • The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) provides a toll-free patient services line to help transplant candidates, recipients, and family members understand organ allocation practices and transplantation data. (emoryhealthcare.org)
  • Donate Life America is the 501(c)3 not-for-profit alliance of national organizations and Donate Life State Teams across the United States committed to maximizing the number of organs, eyes and tissue available to save and heal lives through transplantation while developing a culture where donation is embraced as a fundamental human responsibility. (cnet.com)
  • Under current transplantation law, the removal of vital organs is only permitted if the organ donor has been declared dead. (ethikrat.org)
  • For these infections, the initial link to the transplanted organ was made by histopathologic evaluation and immunohistochemical testing of tissue from an organ recipient who died 4 weeks after undergoing transplantation. (cdc.gov)
  • The transmission of rabies virus through cornea transplantation has been described, but transmission through solid organ transplantation was not recognized before 2004. (cdc.gov)
  • ABSTRACT Organ transplantation must be viewed in relation to the prevailing cultural, religious and socio economic conditions of a nation. (who.int)
  • Although only two years have passed since the enactment of the law, there is evidence that conditions have significantly improved, raising hopes for ethical and safe organ transplantation in Pakistan. (who.int)
  • 3Human Organ Transplantation Authority, Islamabad, Pakistan. (who.int)
  • In 1969, Dr David Hume of the Medical College of Virginia, in cooperation with Dr Bernard Amos of Duke University, organized the South-Eastern Regional Organ Procurement Program (SEROPP) after determining that tissue typing provided increased graft survival for kidney recipients. (medscape.com)
  • When donor organs are available, the database identifies potential recipients ranked by specific factors and organ policies. (cancer.net)
  • At the same time, waiting lists of organ recipients are getting increasingly crowded. (scialert.net)
  • Since 2002, several types of emerging donor-derived infections have been reported with increasing frequency among solid organ transplant recipients seeking medical care for encephalitis. (cdc.gov)
  • It is likely that signs and symptoms of encephalitis among transplant recipients during a West Nile virus outbreak led to the recognition that West Nile virus had been transmitted through organ transplants. (cdc.gov)
  • In July 2004, CDC was notified that 3 recipients of solid organs and 1 recipient of an iliac artery segment from a common donor had died from encephalitis, which was eventually found to be caused by rabies virus infection. (cdc.gov)
  • About 25% of eligible recipients die before a donor organ becomes available. (msdmanuals.com)
  • More than 123,000 Americans are currently waiting for lifesaving organ transplants, but 21 patients die each day because there aren't enough organs to go around. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Yet efforts to increase donation rates, most notably in New York, would save more lives, increase the number of transplants, and potentially cost much less than efforts to more broadly share organs across the nation. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Supported in part by the Johns Hopkins University Center for AIDS Research (1P30AI094189), the National Institutes of Health (R34-AI123023, K23-CA177321, R01-AI120938, F30-DK116658), and the Greenwall Foundation (Addressing the Ethical Issues in HIV+ to HIV+ Organ Transplants). (lww.com)
  • The risk for infections caused by pathogens transmitted through solid organ or tissue transplants, referred to here as donor-derived or transplant-transmitted infections, has been recognized for decades and remains a worldwide public health problem. (cdc.gov)
  • By signing and carrying cards attesting to the commitment to donate such organs and tissues upon death, those in need will be helped. (wlcj.org)
  • The doctors working to save your life are entirely separate from the medical team involved in recovering organs and tissues. (donors1.org)
  • 1984: The National Organ Transplant Act established a nationwide computer registry operated by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), authorizing financial support for organ procurement organizations (OPOs). (medscape.com)
  • United Network for Organ Sharing serves as the OPTN under contract with the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration. (unos.org)
  • B: The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is the non-profit organization that manages our nation's organ transplant system under contract with the federal government. (donors1.org)
  • It also prohibited the sale of organs. (medscape.com)
  • however, the sale of organs being of thousands of men, women and consensus on religiously motivated and exploitative coercive donations children suffering from end-stage organ ethical questions regarding the practice. (who.int)
  • We are the private, non-profit organization that manages the nation's organ transplant system under contract with the federal government. (unos.org)
  • The center has performed 135 dual-organ cases, primarily with kidney-pancreas or kidney-liver combinations. (rochester.edu)
  • There are more than 500 people waiting for a new kidney, heart, liver, and pancreas at Strong Memorial Hospital, including nine who need multiple organs. (rochester.edu)
  • As the need for organs increased and as the specialty expanded to include other solid organs (eg, heart, lung, liver, pancreas, small intestine), the need for improved sharing agreements and organ distribution was recognized. (medscape.com)
  • Due to a critical shortage of donor organs, adults can wait for several years before a suitable kidney and pancreas become available. (emoryhealthcare.org)
  • As two leading organizations addressing the issue of a shortage of viable organs, it was only natural for us to partner to offer a donor registration opportunity in this living will registry app. (cnet.com)
  • True or false: If you are registered as an organ donor, doctors will not work as hard to save your life so that they can use your organs for transplant. (donors1.org)
  • This is of critical importance to the liver transplant community, the OPTN, and HRSA, as there are proposals currently being evaluated to redraw the maps for how organs are distributed. (sciencedaily.com)
  • As an example, a living donor may be able to give a portion of their own liver to a person with liver cancer who is eligible for a transplant. (cancer.net)
  • The required share threshold for simultaneous liver-kidney (SLK) allocation has expanded from 250 nautical miles to 500 nautical miles for eligible adult candidates (e.g. (unos.org)
  • The increased So it has been suggested that a direct Sample size iron deposition coming from multiple estimation of heart iron overload using life-long transfusions and enhanced heart T2* imaging is more useful in The primary outcome of interest was iron absorption leads to organ dysfunc- evaluating the state of heart iron over- the relation between ferritin and liver tion [3,4]. (who.int)
  • While it's extremely rare for cancer to spread from an organ donor to an organ recipient, it has occurred. (cancer.net)
  • The parents of a nine-month-old boy diagnosed with a rare condition that affects his heart muscles are urging families to talk about organ donations - not just for adults, but for children. (ctvnews.ca)
  • Additionally new techniques for organ preservation have increased the prospect of this potentially curative procedure being available for a greater number of patients. (hindawi.com)
  • Patients must have DIPG, as defined below, to be eligible for this protocol. (childrenshospital.org)
  • H3K27M status will be assessed in patients when tissue is available, but patients are eligible regardless of H3K27M status. (childrenshospital.org)
  • Patients who receive standard radiation therapy with concurrent chemotherapy may be eligible as long as other criteria are met. (childrenshospital.org)
  • Improvements in immune-modulating therapy, critical care medicine, and surgical techniques have led to the increased success of organ transplantations, and more patients are now eligible for these procedures. (cdc.gov)
  • Patients may complain of specific symptoms that suggest end-organ dysfunction may be present. (medscape.com)
  • ABSTRACT There is a need for higly accurate non-invasive methods for assessing organ iron content in thalassaemia patients. (who.int)
  • RÉSUMÉ Des méthodes non-invasives de haute précision sont nécessaires pour l'évaluation de la concentration en fer dans les organes des patients atteints de thalassémie. (who.int)
  • L'évaluation systématique de la concentration de fer dans le foie et le coeur à l'aide de l'IRM pondérée en T2* semble produire une meilleure évaluation de la présence d'une hémosidérose chez les patients atteints de thalassémie. (who.int)
  • CDC, our planners and presenters wish to disclose they have no financial relationship to eligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing health care products used by, or on patients. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, it is important to elicit information about the presence of previous end-organ dysfunction, particularly renal and cerebrovascular disease, and any other medical problems (eg, thyroid disease, Cushing disease , systemic lupus ). (medscape.com)
  • Have adequate organ function. (mayo.edu)
  • However, there are a number of factors limiting the procurement of organs and accordingly, therapeutic cloning that perhaps can yield still better results needs to be considered as an alternative. (scialert.net)
  • Eligible birth defect codes found in any diagnosis field (i.e., primary or any of 24 reported secondary fields) were analyzed for all birth defects combined, for categories of birth defects broadly defined by organ system, [ 4 ] and for individual defects. (medscape.com)
  • Atlanta - At its meeting December 5, 2017, the OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors restored full member privileges for Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency (LAORA), an organ procurement organization providing services to six counties in South Florida. (unos.org)
  • 1983: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of cyclosporine in solid-organ transplantations. (medscape.com)
  • RÉSUMÉ Les transplantations d'organes doivent être envisagées en tenant compte des valeurs culturelles et religieuses d'un pays, ainsi que de ses conditions socioéconomiques. (who.int)
  • If you're interested in the possibility of donating an organ to a person with cancer, read these frequently asked questions to find out more about the donation process, including how to sign up to be a donor. (cancer.net)
  • During the deceased donation process, there's a chance that an organ you donate will go to a person with cancer. (cancer.net)
  • Have you ever wondered how the organ donation process actually works? (life-source.org)
  • When a person dies or is nearing death, a hospital is required by federal regulations to notify its local organ procurement organization (OPO). (cancer.net)
  • Congratulations to all competitors in the 2023 National Organ Competition. (rcco.ca)
  • Any eligible patient for whom at least one plasma transfusion was administered on any study day was included unless one of the exclusion criteria (i.e., plasmapheresis and gestational age less than 37 weeks at the time of PICU admission) was present. (springer.com)
  • New policies require candidates to meet medical eligibility criteria to be eligible for a required kidney share on the heart or lung match. (unos.org)
  • Increasing tumour size is associated with a higher risk of muscle-invasive and/or non-organ-confined disease, both in ureteral and renal pelvis UTUC. (uroweb.org)
  • Other organ systems may also be affected by uncontrolled hypertension, which may lead to acute renal failure /insufficiency, retinopathy, eclampsia , or microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. (medscape.com)
  • Of 52,571 eligible patient deaths reported to UNOS, consent for donation was obtained in 73 percent of cases. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Although the average consent rate within each donor service area, when accounting for the race/ethnicity and other factors among the eligible deaths, was between 75 and 80 percent, the consent rates fell below 70 percent in nearly a quarter of the donor service areas. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Eligible deaths during the first quarter of the national emergency will be excluded from evaluation. (srtr.org)
  • Eligible deaths 1/1/2020-3/12/2020 and 6/13/2020-12/31/2020 will be evaluated. (srtr.org)
  • It may be that transmission is possible because of viral persistence in donated organs after peripheral viremia has cleared or because of intermittent viremia from a reservoir organ, such as a kidney. (cdc.gov)
  • While management varies according to organ system affected, in general, ICPi therapy should be continued with close monitoring for grade 1 toxicities, with the exception of some neurologic, hematologic, and cardiac toxicities. (nih.gov)
  • He said that most of the time, parents are tasked with making a decision to donate the organs of their children in moments of tragedy. (ctvnews.ca)
  • 1972: The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act established the Uniform Organ Donor Card as a legal document in all 50 states, making it possible for all persons aged 18 years or older to legally donate their organs. (medscape.com)
  • With passage of the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act, people living with HIV (PLWH) can donate organs to PLWH awaiting transplant. (lww.com)
  • Can I Donate an Organ to a Person With Cancer? (cancer.net)
  • 2. Can I donate an organ directly to a person with cancer while I'm still alive? (cancer.net)
  • Living donation means you choose to donate an organ or part of an organ while you're still alive. (cancer.net)
  • 3. Can I donate an organ directly to a person with cancer after my death? (cancer.net)
  • 4. Can I donate an organ if I'm a cancer survivor? (cancer.net)
  • Usually, people with cancer who are currently in treatment can't donate their organs. (cancer.net)
  • Many states allow you to choose which organs you want to donate and whether you want to be a tissue and cornea donor. (cancer.net)
  • If you're over 18, signing up in your state's registry means you've given your legal consent to donate your organs for transplant. (cancer.net)
  • If you are currently taking medication and want to know if you are eligible to donate, review our list of acceptable and unacceptable medications here . (blood.ca)
  • If you are not sure what type of needles were used during your treatment, you must wait three (3) months before you can become eligible to donate. (blood.ca)
  • If you have environmental or seasonal allergies, you are eligible to donate as long as you are feeling well at the time of your appointment. (blood.ca)
  • We take great pride in our continued role as champions of organ and tissue donation registration. (tbrhsc.net)
  • Living donation decisions are not part of your organ, eye and tissue donation registration. (cnet.com)
  • Soluble alpha-Klotho is a pleiotropic protein that act as a paracrine and endocrine hormonal factor in multiple organs. (cdc.gov)
  • EDIT 2: Don't multiple post to be a male reproductive organ. (forumwarz.com)
  • Organ dysfunction scores, based on physiological parameters, have been created to describe organ failure. (springer.com)
  • In a general pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) population, the PEdiatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction-2 score (PELOD-2) score had both a good discrimination and calibration, allowing to describe the clinical outcome of critically ill children throughout their stay. (springer.com)
  • MODS scores can be used to assess the presence and severity of organ dysfunction on admission and throughout the stay [ 9 ]. (springer.com)
  • However, some authors have voiced their concern regarding using organ dysfunction scores in specific subpopulations [ 9 ]. (springer.com)
  • Hypertensive emergencies encompass a spectrum of clinical presentations in which uncontrolled blood pressures (BPs) lead to progressive or impending end-organ dysfunction. (medscape.com)
  • [ 1 ] Cardiovascular end-organ damage may include myocardial ischemia/infarction, acute left ventricular dysfunction, acute pulmonary edema, and/or aortic dissection. (medscape.com)
  • The history should focus on the presence of end-organ dysfunction, the circumstances surrounding the hypertension, and any identifiable etiology. (medscape.com)
  • The physical examination should assess whether end-organ dysfunction is present. (medscape.com)
  • More than 113,000 men, women, and children are on the national organ transplant waiting list, according to the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). (cancer.net)
  • The National Organ Competition was established to encourage and reward a high standard of organ playing. (rcco.ca)
  • Lupus is a hereditary autoimmune disorder that causes the body to attack its own organs, often beginning with the kidneys and later the heart. (rochester.edu)
  • A research collaboration with Genomics plc - Eligible policyowners were offered a genetic risk assessment service that provided information about their likelihood of developing three common diseases, including diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers. (businesswire.com)
  • Have a heart to heart about organ, eye and tissue donation and join the donor registry today! (life-source.org)
  • The purpose of this study is to assess the antitumor effectiveness and safety of perioperative enfortumab vedotin (EV) plus pembrolizumab and radical cystectomy (RC) + pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) compared with the current standard of care (neoadjuvant chemotherapy [gemcitabine plus cisplatin] and RC + PLND) for participants with MIBC who are cisplatin-eligible. (mayo.edu)
  • Learn more about who is eligible at coronavirus.dc.gov/vaccine . (dc.gov)
  • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Feb. 24 that D.C. residents between the ages of 16 to 24 who have one of 19 pre-existing medical conditions, including HIV, will now be eligible to make an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. (washingtonblade.com)
  • She said Whitman-Walker is dispensing the vaccine for those who the city determines are eligible at its medical center locations at 1425 14th Street, N.W., and at its Max Robinson Center at 2301 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., S.E. (washingtonblade.com)
  • Written for organs large or small--with or without pedals--these pieces are suitable for service or recital, either as a suite or individually. (remenyi.com)
  • Using a living donor is only done as a last resort when there is no other suitable way to procure a needed tissue or organ. (donors1.org)
  • With success in these early sharing agreements, SEROPP was awarded a contract to develop an organ procurement and sharing network among 9 medical centers in a 4-state area extending from Baltimore, Maryland, to Atlanta, Georgia. (medscape.com)
  • If the donor gave consent, non-transplantable organs can be donated to researchers at qualified medical research facilities. (cancer.net)
  • When you die, the transplant team will decide if your organs are eligible for transplant by reviewing your entire medical history. (cancer.net)
  • building an ethically focused national the World Medical Association and the · Can organs be obtained from the de- capacity for this vital service. (who.int)
  • Veterans and their survivors may be eligible for benefits for these diseases. (va.gov)
  • Taxing jurisdictions have the option to increase the eligible funds exemption (beyond the $5,000 limit) as a result of a municipal-wide reassessment. (ny.gov)
  • Considerations include the type of cancer you had, which organs were affected, and how long you've been cancer-free. (cancer.net)
  • In some cases, a donated organ can greatly improve or even save the life of a person with cancer. (cancer.net)
  • 1. How can organ donation help people with cancer? (cancer.net)
  • There are certain types of cancer that include an organ transplant as a potential treatment option. (cancer.net)
  • A pilot with GRAIL , LLC - Eligible policyowners were provided with access to multi-cancer early detection testing. (businesswire.com)
  • It can also predict the cancer signal origin, or the tissue or organ where the cancer signal originated, to help guide diagnostic evaluation. (businesswire.com)
  • 2017). The social costs of losing a cervical cancer screening (Basu ate treatment of eligible screen-posi- wife and a mother at her prime to cer- et al. (who.int)
  • 2018). The beneficiaries of tive women by cryotherapy, have en- vical cancer, and the hardships faced such programmes undergo a suita- abled many low-income countries to by the entire family because of the ble screening test every 3-5 years implement cervical cancer screening catastrophic health expenditure (e.g. and have access to appropriate and thus reduce inequality. (who.int)
  • Results: 17 studies were considered eligible, and evaluation of the evidence showed that non- pharmacological interventions are effective for the management of childhood obesity, being classified by the Grade System with high and moderate level of evidence. (bvsalud.org)
  • Accordingly, the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly has approved, under various conditions and circumstances, the donation of organs. (wlcj.org)
  • As SEROPP evolved, it was incorporated into a nonprofit organization in 1975 and renamed the South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation (SEOPF). (medscape.com)
  • Government efforts, supported by professional associations, civil society organizations and the media, along with World Health Organization technical assistance, have led to the development of legislation regulating this practice and curbing organ trade in conformity with international guidelines. (who.int)
  • With the new pre-registration system, eligible individuals can register online at any time on any day via vaccinate.dc.gov, or register by phone by calling the call center Monday-Friday from 8 am to 7 pm or on Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 4 pm. (dc.gov)
  • This new pre-registration system will reduce the stress involved with making a vaccination appointment and to make it easier for the community to work together to get all eligible residents registered. (dc.gov)
  • Recommendations Recommendations for specific organ system-based toxicity diagnosis and management are presented. (nih.gov)
  • En el análisis de los estudios se utilizaron los instrumentos AMSTAR para evaluar la calidad metodológica, Robis 2.0 para evaluar el riesgo de sesgo y el Grade System para clasificar el nivel de evidencia. (bvsalud.org)
  • Organ and tissue donations as well as bone marrow registration are life-giving acts. (wlcj.org)
  • Those who do not receive organ, tissue and/or bone marrow donations continue to suffer and die primarily from the lack of awareness of donor consent. (wlcj.org)
  • Women's League for Conservative Judaism, in accordance with the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly, affirms the life-giving benefits of organ, tissue and bone marrow donation. (wlcj.org)