About Southwest Transplant Alliance

Learn about how STA works within its service area in Texas to save lives.

• About us

Donation Facts & Information

• Learn the facts about organ donation and transplantation

• Frequently Asked Questions

• Study: Organ donation attitudes in STA’s Service Area

• Multicultural topics in donation fact sheet

Using appropriate language

When covering the topic of organ and tissue donation, compassionate, human-centric language should be at the forefront of every story. Organ and tissue donors — and their families — provide an incredible gift of life amid a painful loss. Please use this guide to help you navigate through respectful language when reporting on donation:

Sensitive Language Guide

Spanish Sensitive Language guide

Resources

Visit the following organizations’ websites to learn more about organ, eye and tissue transplantation.

Donate Life Texas (DLT)

Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO)

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)

American Association for Tissue Banks (AATB)