Reasons to be an Organ Donor

In Simple choice can save many lives, TownOnline.com, Nov. 24, 2006, Daniel B. Kline provides his anecdotal experience with a person in need of an organ transplant.  Here are some of his thoughts:

She sits on that [organ transplant] list, along with so many others, because too many of us are too selfish, too frightened or just plain too lazy to be organ donors.

I understand people who elect not to be an organ donor because of religious beliefs. I even understand, but don’t condone, the person who doesn’t want to be cut up after death. What I can’t understand is the millions of people who support organ donation, but aren’t donors.

Maybe they forget, maybe they just can’t be bothered, but none of those reasons matter to the people on the donation waiting list who run out of time to wait. There simply aren’t enough organ donors to help everyone, and if you don’t sign up as a donor, upon your death your organs won’t be donated.

Being an organ donor requires nothing more than checking a box when you get or renew your driver’s license. Make that mark and, in the event of your untimely death, many other people get to live because of your gift.