When does organ and tissue donation become an option?

There are a few different donation scenarios:

• "Living organ donation" takes place when someone donates an organ or part of an organ to another person and goes on to lead a healthy life.
• "Cadaveric organ donation" takes place when someone suffers sudden death and loved ones opt to artificially maintain vital organs by ventilator to keep them suitable for transplant.
• "Tissue donation" can take place in most cases when someone has died. With tissue donation, there is no need for blood flow to be maintained by artificial ventilation after death.

Under the Yukon' Human Tissue Gift Act, you can chose to donate any organ or tissues need for transplant or transplant research; any organs and tissues needed for transplant only or any organs or tissues needed for transplant except those you designate not to donate.