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Tell your family and friends
Organ donation is an amazingly generous act and saves thousands of lives in the UK every year. However, this relies on donors and their families agreeing to donate.
Take time to talk about organ donation
Many people don’t realise that their family’s support is needed for organ donation to go ahead. So, take time to talk to your family about it.
Fewer than half of families agree to donation going ahead if they are unaware of their loved one’s decision to be a donor. This rises to over nine out of 10 when the decision to be an organ donor is known.
Take time to discuss your decision with them and ask them if they want to be donors too. Don’t leave it too late to talk about organ donation.
Let's talk about it
We asked people what they talk to their family about, and what is off limits! One thing we should all be talking about is organ donation.
It doesn't have to be a difficult conversation
It's quite exciting explaining how you can help other people. It's like you will have a legacy when you’re gone and you’re giving someone else the gift of life.Mum-of-three Gemma, who talked to her sons about being organ donors
Get the facts
There are a lot of myths about organ donation.
Make sure your family and friends know the facts.
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7-year-old Louie shares what organ donation has meant to him and his younger brother Freddie.
Hilaria's story
Hilaria talks about her 10-year battle with kidney disease and how an organ donor transformed her life.
If you want to save lives, please register to be a donor. It only takes two minutes to sign up and join the millions of others who are already on the NHS Organ Donor Register.
English organ donation law is changing
How will the change to an opt out organ donation system for England affect you?
Organ donation law where you live
Organ donation laws vary in different countries across the United Kingdom.
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