Organ and Tissue Donor Registry in Illinois

According to Kartikay Mehrotra, Organ-donor list grows to 3.2 million, pantagraph.com, Jan. 24. 2008:

More than 3 million people have signed up for Illinois’ 2-year-old organ and tissue donor registry.

Since the new list was created in 2006, prohibiting survivors from changing the deceased’s donor wishes, more than half of the 6 million registrants cut out from the donor program are back.***

Previously, the final decision remained with the person’s family.***

Although 3.2 million people have signed up for the new registry, nearly 4,500 people are still waiting for organs in Illinois.***

To sign up for the first-person organ/tissue registry, call the Organ and Tissue Donor Program Office at (800) 210-2106 or visit www.lifegoeson.com.