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Tissue donation
Tissue donation is where a person gives an organ (such as a kidney), or body tissue (such as bone marrow), to a compatible person, in order to help treat the receiver's disease. Tissues may be transplanted from living people (in the case of a donated kidney or bone marrow), or from people who have just died.
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Organ and tissue donation--should this be opt out not opt in?
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