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Article: ORGAN DONORS SHOULD GET FIRST PRIORITY FOR TRANSPLANTS, GROUP SAYS.(News)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- August 3, 2007
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Byline: LAURA GEGGELP-I reporter
Shawn Gilman signed up as an organ donor when he received his Washington driver's license, figuring that should he require an organ down the road, he likewise should make his organs available to someone in need.
And in an attempt to boost his odds should he need an organ, Gilman signed up with LifeSharers, a network that advocates providing organs for organ donors. This is how the idea works: When a LifeSharer member dies, his or her organs would go only to another LifeSharer member, unless no area LifeSharers were a good match.
"A lot of organs (are going) to individuals who aren't in the same way making themselves available ...