Organized every year by the Biomedicine Agency , the National Day of Reflection on Organ Donation and Transplantation takes place on June 22nd. Here are 4 informations to know

We are all donors

Since January 1, 2017, the law states that we are all organ and tissue donors . If we do not wish to be, we must now report it during his lifetime in the national register of refusals. The family of the deceased will continue to be consulted, but can not oppose the collection if the patient has not registered on the registry.

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57 000 people in France live thanks to a transplant

According to the Biomedicine Agency, every year, 57,000 people live with organ and tissue transplants. Organ donation saves lives every year, and waiting lists are very long: in 2015, 21,464 people were waiting for a transplant.

We can give his organs whatever our age

Since everyone can receive an organ transplant one day, everyone can donate their organs. Contrary to popular belief, there is no contraindication to organ donation in relation to age. Yes, you can take a liver or a kidney for more than 80 years. And 40% of organ donors are over 65 years old. Minors can also donate their organs. However, doctors must ask for the written permission of the parents before taking the organs of the deceased minor. If it is impossible to consult one of the two parents or legal guardian, the authorization of one person is also valid.

Organ donation on a case-by-case basis

Physicians are the sole judges, on a case-by-case basis , of the opportunity to collect at the time of death. Whether one has health problems or not, the decision is made on the moment by the doctor, depending on the state of the organ.

* Source: Agency for biomedicine and dondorganes.fr