British Columbia Links:

• BC Transplant Society is now responsible for the organ donor registry. Registrations can be done online and then via fax.

• David Foster Foundation Victoria based organization promoting transplants for children

• B.C. Politicians Call For National Organ-Donor Registry BC MLA Ed Controy talks about his personal reasons for promoting organ transplants

• National Report Shows Organ Donations Not Keeping Pace With Demand Organ shortage crisis in Canada

• Canadian Organ Transplant Association Promotes organ doning/transplanting via sports & community events

• Kidney Foundation of Canada Organ donation info related to kidney transplants

• HSC Physicians Present to Health Committee on Pediatric Organ Donation  News Article

• Medical News Article notes that many families that have donated organs would not do so if asked again

• Organ Match, Inc.  Organization matching donors and recipients

• Transplant Awareness, Inc. Non-profit organization  of organ transplant recipients

• Talking Point: Would You Choose An Animal Organ?  Discusses transplanting animal  organs into humans

• Myths  Urban myths regarding organ doning

• British Organ Donor Society - BODY Covers organ donor/transplantation  info for UK and worldwide

• Coalition on Donation Virginia based organization designed to increase the number of organ & tissue donors

• Does My Religion Approve on Organ Donation?  Lists religions alphabetically  and states their policy

• FAQ: bit.listserv.transplant, Organ Transplant Newsgroup (Part 1)
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• (Part 3)
• (Part 4)  Frequently Asked Questions regarding organ doning

• HHS Announces New Hospital Rules to Increase Organ Donation 1998 US press release on above subject

• Hospital Conditions of Participation for Organ Donation American medical standards in organ doning. Unsure how comparable this would be to Canadian standards

• LifeGift Organ Donation Center US organ donation society

• Max O'Connor Memorial - Organ Donation Information  Includes a personal story of a heart transplant recipient

• The Effect of Organ Donation and Transplantation on America's Racial Minorities Discusses minorities getting longer waits than adult white males for organ transplants

• Nicole Duckworth's Home Page on Organ Donation Another general info site promoting organ donating

• Organ Donation Factual information presented by the American  Heart Association

• Decisions about organ donation should rest with potential donors, not next of kin  Discusses ethnics and organ donating

• By Mutual Consent More frequently asked questions

• Bioethics More ethical questions, such as using convicted criminals  as organ donors

• Donors Issues Page Links to various  organ donation issues, such as When Are They Dead?

• TransWeb Quite a bit of transplantation and donation info