Organ and tissue transplantation is proven to extend and enhance lives. Medical advances continue to make transplantation safer and more effective. As of the beginning of 2000, the survival rates for transplants are about 95% for kidney recipients, 85% for liver and heart recipients and 75% for lung recipients (Wisconsin donor network). Unfortunately, organ and tissue donation has not increased at the same pace. Although approximately fifty-five people each day receive life enhancing organ transplants, another ten people die each day on the national waiting list.

" People don't die because of organ donation. Organ donation happens because people die, says Tim Olsen from the Wisconsin donor network." Organ donation does not happen until after brain death is pronounced. An estimated 15,000 brain d

Liver transplants are new but are becoming an accepted transplant operation in the U.S. over 1,000 cases per year (UNOS). The operation is technically more difficult than a heart, or kidney transplant. The healthy liver is obtained from a donor who has recently died but has not suffered liver injury.

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