DMV Urges New Yorkers to Register as Life-Saving Organ Donors

The New York Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issued a press release as part of an organ donor awareness campaign, referencing that 8,000 New Yorkers are currently on organ transplant waiting lists. The campaign aims to increase the current donor registration rate of 52.9% among eligible state residents.

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