Organ donations from living reach record high

Tuesday, April 23, 2002

WASHINGTON -- Organ donations from the living reached a record high last year, for the first time outnumbering donors who are dead. With waiting lists growing, more than 6,400 people gave away a kidney or a piece of their liver.

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