Willingness to Save May Prove Lifesaving

According to Dave Undis, Personal Responsibility Can Fix the Organ Shortage, opednews.com, Jan. 14, 2008:

More than half of the 98,000 people on the transplant waiting list in the United States will die before they get an organ, and the shortage of organs gets worse every year.  If you want to increase your chances of getting a life-saving organ transplant should you ever need one, you can either exercise a little personal responsibility or hope that the transplant bureaucracy will take care of you.
   

You can increase your chances of getting an organ transplant if you ever need one by agreeing to donate your own organs when you die.  This trade is offered by a group called LifeSharers.  Members agree to donate their organs when they die, and they give fellow members “first dibs” on them.  Non-members can have a member’s organs if no member who is a suitable match for them wants them.  You can join at http://www.lifesharers.org or by calling 1-888-ORGAN88.  Membership is free and open to everyone.  No one is excluded due to any pre-existing medical condition.  LifeSharers has over 10,000 members, with members in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.