The answer is obvious. Many of the organs transplanted are organs that people cannot live without. These organs are transplanted from people who have passed on and left it their will to transplant certain organs from their body.
When an organ transplant is required organs can be sourced from cadavers (dead donors) or from living donors. Living organ donation OS possible because some organs are duplicated in the body (e.g. kidneys) and one of the two can be removed for transplant, and other organs (e.g. the liver) are able to regenerate in the donors body after a portion is removed for transplant. Being a living donor is not a matter to be taken lightly as surgical complications can lead to the death of the donor. In addition, in the case of the removal of a paired organ, the donor foreits his spare organ which might be required later in life. In either case the transplant does not ensure the recovery of the recipient.
Not really...
The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act allows the donation of organs at no cost to the donor or the donor's family. The same is true for tissue donors.
It is possible to transplant part of a liver from a living donor and have both donor and recipient survive.
yes
A deceased donor, or simply an organ donor. They used to be referred to as a cadaver donor but that term has fallen out of favor.
Organs from cadaveric donors come from people who have recently died and have willed their organs before death by signing an organ donor card, or are brain-dead. The donor's family must give permission
Yes, certain organs, e.g., one of a person's two kidneys, or part of the liver, can be transplanted from a living donor.
NO, no cost is charged to the family or the deased for donating organs
An organ donor card is a card given to you when you register with the organ donation register. The card represents your desire to have your organs used for transplantation after your death.
no
"donador con vida"