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Why doesn't everyone support organ donation?

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Organ donation: Unfortunately there are many people who feel that organ donation is not a transparent process and the medical profession would prefer to allow some to die in order to recover their organs to transplant into others. In fact this is the farthest from the truth, but urban myths and stories abound that give many false impressions. Better education will help clear the myths and more lives will be saved.

Answered 12/1/2016

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Dr. Amy Friedman answered

Specializes in Transplant Surgery

Afraid of death: While most people are afraid of death, some are unwilling to even think about it and make plans. We know that it is best for someone to consider organ donation in advance, join an organ donor registry and make their wishes known to their family. So, we must help open the conversation about death and dying, to generally increase people's comfort level

Answered 9/17/2016

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