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New York State Unveils New Online Service to Increase Organ Donations Originally printed at http://www.wbng.com/news/state/146854525.html By WBNG News April 10, 2012 (WBNG Binghamton) The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and State Health Department on Tuesday announced that New Yorkers can now easily enroll in the State’s Organ and Tissue Donor Registry online through MyDMV. The announcement was made in conjunction with New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo designating April as “Donate Life Month” in New York State to honor organ donors, organ procurement agencies, and eye and tissue banks whose efforts are saving lives. A media event was held at the State Museum in Albany to unveil the new system and encourage people to register as organ donors. This new service will reduce barriers to potential donors and increase life saving transplants. Currently, more than 2.7 million New Yorkers are registered as organ donors, but that number represents only 18 percent of the po...