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What are the risks and realities of organ donation?
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No risks after death: Donation after death has no risks. The donation team is only involved AFTER death has been declared to prevent any conflict of interest. The opportunity to save up to 8 lives through organ donation, and 60 lives through tissue donation is miraculous. Living donation is entirely different - one can donate a kidney, a part of the liver or a part of a lung. There are significant risks involved.
Answered 1/26/2015
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