Congressional Record

Can you Spare a Kidney? A Look at Organ Donation Policy Issues


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Most Americans support organ donation, but just over half are signed up as organ donors. As a result, there's a gap in need versus supply and many candidates for organ donation wait 3-5 years on the waitlist to receive a transplant. But it's not just the limited supply that complicates matters. The operation of the organ matching system has come under fire recently for lack of oversight and insufficient safety measures.

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- https://www.prolegis.com/briefings/organ-donation

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