Your guide to giving an organ as a living organ donor

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You’ve registered as a donor and checked the organ donor box on your driver’s license. You’re ready to save lives if the unthinkable happens and you don’t need your organs anymore.

But did you know that many people also sign up to become “living donors“?

Each year, more than 6,000 organ donations come from living donors.

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