Donor Registration Drive
Every day, gifts from donors restore health to save and improve lives.
109,000+ men, women and children are on the national transplant waitlist as of September 2020 (according to the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network).
register to be a donor
NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL MARROW AWARENESS month
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Illinois Organ/Tissue Donor Registry
90% of U.S. adults support organ donation but only 60% are actually signed up as donors.
Every 10 minutes another person is added to the transplant waiting list.
1 donor can save 8 lives.
register to be a donor
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DONATE LIFE
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To join the registry, a person must have a valid ID and be at least 16.
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More than 25 people can benefit from a single donor.
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All major religions support donation as a charitable act of giving to others.
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Donation is not considered until all efforts to save a person’s life have failed.
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Acceptable organs include the heart, liver, lungs, kidneys, pancreas and intestines. Tissues include skin, bone, corneas, tendons, heart valves, saphenous veins, blood and bone marrow
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A donor’s family is never charged for the recovery of organs, nor do they receive compensation.
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Funeral/burial arrangements are not delayed due to organ/tissue donation.
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In the U.S., it is illegal to buy or sell organs.
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Consent to be a donor may be withdrawn at any time by notifying the Secretary of State’s office
United Network for Organ Sharing
2020 Statistics
