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You can make a gift of healthy organs or tissue to someone who needs them despite your health condition. You can also donate your body to science. These are known as anatomical gifts.

Making a donation of organs and/or tissue can help other people live. Giving your body will help train young doctors or advance medical knowledge.

Neither of these donations costs you or your family any money. In fact, a donation of a body can even save money because many medical institutions cover funeral expenses. If desired, a donated body can be returned to the family for burial.

NOTE: Be sure to discuss your wishes with your family. Despite signing whatever document your state requires to make an anatomical gift, it is not likely to happen if your family objects.

To learn more about anatomical gifts, see  Organ, Tissue and Body Donation 


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