American Kidney Fund Commends Missouri Governor Mike Parson for Signing Living Organ Donor Protections Into Law
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AKF is grateful to the bill's sponsor, Sen.
Most transplanted organs are from deceased donors, but patients may also receive organs from living donors. Living donation offers an alternative for individuals awaiting transplantation from a deceased donor and increases the existing organ supply. Kidneys are the most common organ transplanted from living donors, followed by liver and lung. Today, 1,600 Missourians are waiting for lifesaving organ transplants; 88% of them are waiting for a kidney, the most common organ donated by living donors.
Prohibiting insurers from discriminating against living donors is sound public policy backed up by research which has shown that people who donate a kidney live just as long as similarly healthy people who have both kidneys. In fact, a person may only donate a kidney if he or she is in excellent health.
"At a time when our country is facing a public health crisis due to the pandemic, we applaud
AKF provides long-term financial assistance that makes transplants and post-transplant care possible for low-income dialysis patients. In 2019, AKF helped 1,400 people nationwide have transplants, including 56 in
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