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This is a presidential proclamation (Proclamation 10912), a ceremonial declaration signed April 3, 2025. It formally designates April 2025 as “National Donate Life Month” and encourages Americans to register as organ donors and to tell their families about that choice.
Nothing changes in law, funding, or regulation — a proclamation of this kind is symbolic and creates no new rules or programs. It states figures the document cites to make its case: more than 170 million registered donors, nearly 50,000 lives saved through transplants last year, a national waiting list of over 103,000 people, a new name added every 8 minutes, and 17 people dying each day while waiting. It notes that a single donor can help up to 8 people through organ donation and up to 75 more through other donated tissue. It directs readers to sign up through their state registry, the Department of Motor Vehicles, or www.organdonor.gov, describing the process as checking a box or registering online.
No one is legally bound; the proclamation simply calls on all eligible Americans — the document says anyone can register regardless of age or medical history — to consider becoming donors. Its intended audience is the general public, people currently on the transplant waiting list, and the families of potential donors.