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Mark Johnson
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Donate Life South Carolina’s Response
to Senate Bills S 480 and S 481

Greenville, SC, March 7, 2007 – As the scarcity of suitable organs for transplantation continues to grow, alternative sources are always being explored.  Currently a pair of bills (Senate Bills S 480 and S 481) relating to such alternative measures are under consideration in the South Carolina Legislature. Donate Life South Carolina welcomes the legislature bringing attention to the critical need for organ and tissue donation.  Because there are federal laws and medical guidelines that each state is obligated to follow, (Uniform Anatomical Gift Act), Donate Life South Carolina urges serious consideration of the legal and ethical issues involved in the Senate Bills.

Donate Life SC is willing to assist in any way with the debate on this issue.  Our goal is to encourage all South Carolinians to consider organ and tissue donation as an opportunity to save lives.  For more information on becoming an organ and tissue donor, visit www.donatelifesc.org.  You have the power to Donate Life.   

About Donate Life South Carolina

Donate Life SC, formerly Gift of Life Trust Fund, is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1996 to increase the supply of organs and tissues for transplantation and provide patient assistance for South Carolina transplant recipients. 

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