Australia: Organ donors in regional WA can’t give the gift of life

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http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/organ-donors-in-regional-wa-cant-give-the-gift-of-life/story-fnhocxo3-1227242903639

Organ donors in regional WA can't give the gift of life
EMILY MOULTON

ORGAN donors who die in regional WA can't give the gift of life because country hospitals don't have adequate facilities.

Despite a quarter of the state's registered donors living in country WA, they made up less than 4 per cent of donations over the past two years.

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