Cotton, Gillibrand, Nadler, and Herrera Beutler Introduce Bipartisan Living Donor Protection Act to Protect Organ Donors
Today, Senator
Organ donation saves thousands of lives every year, but roadblocks remain that too often stop individuals from becoming living donors. Last year, after pressure from
The Living Donor Protection Act would protect living organ donors and promote organ donation in three easy, low-cost ways:
1) Prohibits life, disability, and long term care insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage and from charging higher premiums for living organ donors;
2) Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to specifically include living organ donation as a serious health condition for private and civil service employees; and
3) Directs HHS to update their materials on live organ donation to reflect these new protections and encourage more individuals to consider donating an organ.
"Organ donors make an extraordinary sacrifice so someone else can have a new chance at life," said
"There are far too many people who have to wait in order to receive a life-saving organ donation. The bipartisan Living Donor Protection Act would help ensure that the individuals who are willing to save someone's life through an organ donation can do so without worrying that they'll face insurance discrimination or that they could lose their job as they recover from this invasive procedure," said
"Every year, 6,000 Americans become living donors of kidneys, livers, and other organs to save the lives of family members, friends, colleagues, and even complete strangers," said
"Organ donation is the gift of life. I am proud to work with colleagues in both the
"Today, four champions in
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"Removing barriers to living donation is a critical part of expanding access to life-saving transplants for those suffering from end-stage organ disease," said
The bill has support from numerous groups that advocate on behalf of organ transplantation, including endorsements by the
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