'Organ donation is kindness'

'We can and should make it easier for everyone to become an organ donor'

David Fleming at USA Today

There is "something extraordinary we can all do to help: register our decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor," says David Fleming. Patient portals are "emerging as powerful tools for patients and the public good." By "adding organ donor registration directly into patient portals," it is "making it easier for people to turn generosity into action." It's an "invitation to make a meaningful, lifesaving choice at a time when people are already thinking about their health."

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Naftali Shavelson at The New York Times

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The Guardian editorial board

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Gabe Guidarini at The American Conservative

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