Assembly Member Yudelka Tapia, who represents the west Bronx, has sponsored a bill to add an organ donation question to New Yorkers’ tax forms, aiming to vastly increase the number of donors who can save others’ lives.
April is Donate Life month, and many people don’t think about organ donation until they or someone they love is in need of a transplant. But approximately 8,000 people throughout the state are currently awaiting a transplant, and about 400 die each year while waiting, according to Donate Life New York State.
