Sunday, September 9, 2012

Video: New York law poised to increase number of organ donors



>>> our making difference report tonight is about a young survivor, a 12-year-old girl who is still alive today thanks to an incredible gift from a stranger. now she is paying it forward by acting towards a driving force .

>> reporter: lauren shield is wise beyond her 12 years.

>> i know a lot of medical terms and a lot of stuff that a lot of 12 year olds wouldn't know because i have gone through a lot.

>> reporter: that is putting it mildly. four years ago a virus caused her heart to fail.

>> they put her on cardiac and respiratory life support .

>> reporter: lauren got a heart transplant . her mother recalls the moment her daughter woke up.

>> it is a day where we can finally start to think about going home.

>> reporter: it is emotional.

>> absolutely. i can go right back to all of those moments very quickly.

>> reporter: now lauren wants to take what she calls her good fortune in getting a heart and pay it forward.

>> reporter: how lucky do you feel?

>> extremely. there is a reason why i got my heart. it is to spread the word on organ donation .

>> reporter: right now new york state ranks second to last in organ donations in this country, very unsettling news to more than 10,000 people in this state currently waiting for a transplant.

>> we found that 97% of people do it through department of motor vehicles .

>> reporter: so the shields teamed up with new york state senator and in june the state legislature passed lauren 's law.

>> say yes to saving lives and join us.

>> reporter: tell me what lauren 's law is.

>> when you go to the dmv or renew your license the donor question on the form is mandatory to answer.

>> reporter: for the first time you have to answer the question either yes i'd like to be an organ donor or skip this question.

>> we have seen other states with a higher rate. they simply ask the question.

>> reporter: new york governor is expected to sign the bill into law this month.

>> even one life would make it all worth it.

>> basically you are giving the gift of life and it is the best gift to

Source: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/48962560/

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