Independent Lens | Maggie Gyllenhaal Organ Donation PSA | PBS

Finding a suitable donor is not easy. As of September 2009, there were 103,456 people in the United States on the waiting list for an organ transplant, with 81,150 of these waiting for a kidney. The wait list for an organ can be years long.

D TOUR

Pat Spurgeon has big dreams to make it as an indie rock musician. Just as his career is about to take off, he suffers an incredible setback when one of his kidneys begins to fail. Follow Pat on his emotional search for a living organ donor. But can he balance his health with a rock 'n roll lifestyle?

D TOUR premieres November 10, 2009 on Independent Lens, a weekly series airing on PBS. Hosted by Terrence Howard, the acclaimed series showcases powerful and innovative independent films. Presented by ITVS, Independent Lens is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide.

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[thpt]

Organ recipients receive an enormous amount of time and money to keep them alive for the rest of their life.  It's painful and difficult and I'm not sure it's the best use of ORs: extending the lives of rich sick people. One liver stolen from some poor East European peasant (see Fora TV's documentary) and put into a rich patient VS a dozen babies born safely, or three dozen cleft palates fixed or....

Okay, flame away.