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[2] [3] The UAGA was drafted in order to increase organ and blood supplies and donation and to protect patients in the United States. [9] It replaced numerous state laws concerning transplantation and laws lacking a uniform procedure of organ donation and an inadequate process of becoming a donor. [9] All states adopted the original version of ...
Texans who are applying for or renewing their Texas driver’s license, personal identification certificate or commercial driver’s license have the option to register as an organ donor. If you ...
Texas Baylor Scott & White Blood Center [70] Carter BloodCare [71] Coastal Bend Blood Center [72] Coffee Memorial Blood Center [73] Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center [74] Hendrick Regional Blood Center [75] South Texas Blood & Tissue Center [76] Texas Blood Institute [77] The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center [78] We Are Blood [79] Utah
A 1992 survey found that 90% of American college students favored a mandated choice model for organ donation, compared with only 60% who favored presumed consent. [7] However, Texas implemented such a program, requiring drivers to make a choice on organ donation when obtaining licenses, and found that 80% of drivers declined to donate. [8]
Once the OPO receives authorization for donation from the decedent's family or through first-person authorization (such as a state or national Donor Registry), it works with UNOS to identify the best candidates for the available organs, and coordinates with the surgical team for each organ recipient.
STA allocates donated organs and manages their recovery, preservation, and transportation in between donation and transplantation. [2] It has processed over 22,000 organs since its founding. The organization serves 11 transplant centers and over 280 hospitals in various areas of Texas, including Dallas, El Paso, Galveston, and Texarkana.
In short, donor registries matches people who type in the same donor number. Alternatively, if the donor number isn't available, then known donor characteristics, e.g. hair, eye and skin color may be used in matching siblings. Donors may also register, and therefore, donor registries may also match donors with their genetic children.
Organ donation has the potential to greatly improve quality of life as well as prevent death in patients with end-stage organ failure. There is an endemic shortage of organ donors within the United States, resulting in an immediate and persistent need for additional, suitable organ donors. Death row inmates are a possible source of additional ...