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Article: ORGAN DONOR CARDS AIMED AT INCREASING TRANSPLANT NUMBERS THE PLAN SPEARHEADED BY TOMMY THOMPSON WOULD MAKE DONOR CARDS LEGAL DOCUMENTS.(FRONT)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- April 5, 2001
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The government will begin issuing national organ donor cards as part of an aggressive effort to increase the number of donations, officials said Wednesday.
The idea is to give transplant coordinators a stronger case for proceeding with donation, regardless of a family's OK, by making the donor cards legal documents that carry more weight than a driver's license or unofficial donor card.
It's one element of a sweeping plan that Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson plans to unveil later this month. Since taking office, Thompson has talked regularly about organ donation, prodding his audiences to sign donor cards.
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