Get The Facts

Your decision to become an organ donor is an important one. Just one organ and tissue donor can save or enhance the lives of more than 50 people.

There is a lot of information and misinformation out there about organ and tissue donation. Perhaps you or someone you know has wondered about the following:

• What does Michigan law say about organ donation?
• What role does my family play in my decision to be an organ and tissue donor?
• Do most religions approve of the practice of donation?
• Is there a black market for organs and tissues?

These questions and more are answered throughout this Web site. We invite you to learn all you can about organ and tissue donation by getting the facts.
 

Did you know that people of all ages can become organ and tissue donors? Age is not a barrier to donation!

Did you know that the first successful kidney transplant took place in 1954 in Boston? The kidney of one identical twin, Ronald Herrick, was transplanted into his brother, Richard, who was dying of kidney failure. Because they were identical twins, the kidney did not appear foreign to Richard's body, and it was not rejected. Richard enjoyed good health for eight more years, married and fathered two children before developing further kidney problems unrelated to his surgery.