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Old 02-07-2011, 11:00 AM   #38
Paxton
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Default Re: Important issue for all to consider

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Originally Posted by NickyN
http://www.organdonor.gov/Default.asp

Here's the official site for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for organ donation. Everything you wanted to know about organ donation can be found there.

To answer your question about inmates who die in prison, I don't believe their organs are automatically donated, that could be another country. Here's an interesting article from Oregon: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42667886...ter-execution/
I think that may be China. I've seen something about that in the news.

Both my Wife and I are listed as Donors on our licenses, but we've never discussed it. I'm happy for someone to have my organs, and whatever else of mine they want when I'm dead. I'm also a relatively new Blood Donor. I did it for a while when I was younger, but never had the time after Uni. Now, I've started making the time - I take enough out of society, that I have to give something back.
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