Even if you have already signed an organ donor card, you still haven t completed the decision-making process until you tell your family about your wishes. Sharing this decision with your family is just as important as making the decision itself. At the time of your death, it is your family who will be presented with the opportunity of donation. If they know of your desire to donate, the process of carrying out your wishes will be much easier for them. There are many questions and concerns relating to organ donation.
Most western religions approve of organ donation and view it as the ultimate act of kindness.
Specific concerns about donation should be discussed with one s own religious leaders. Organ and tissue donation does not disfigure the body and will allow for an open casket funeral.