Facebook is now making it possible for its millions of users to publicly declare their organ donor status on their timelines. The move has the potential to help the over 114,000 people in the US and millions abroad waiting for transplants, both by spreading knowledge about organ transplantation and providing an online record of your registration. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the feature on Good Morning America this morning, where he also provided details about where the idea came from.
According to Zuckerberg, both his relationship with his girlfriend (who's in medical school) and with Steve Jobs (a "friend" who survived a few more years because of a liver transplant) inspired the feature. He also cited tornado and tsunami...
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