Skip naar de inhoudQuestion? Call the Donor Info Line Translated with AI Translate this page Question? Call the Donor Info Line Organ donation(Toon subnavigatie - Ingeklapt)What is organ donation? How does organ donation work? Living donation Tissue donation(Toon subnavigatie - Ingeklapt)What is tissue donation? How does tissue donation work? Help with your decision(Toon subnavigatie - Ingeklapt)Making a choice for the first time Choices in the Donor Register Frequently asked questions about your decision Talking about your choice(Toon subnavigatie - Ingeklapt)Why talk about your choice? Tips for a good conversation Zoeken ZoekenOpen menu Voorlezen Everything about organ donation and tissue donation Becoming an organ and tissue donor after your death or not. That is an important choice for you and the people around you. Find reliable information about donation and your choice in the Donor Register here. What are you looking for? Quickly to What is organ donation?What is tissue donation?Living donationChoices in the Donor Register Stories about donation How did a donor organ change a recipient's life? And what does donation mean for the donor's surviving relatives? 'Sometimes I am desperate, because maybe I won't make it' Read Ambar's's story "People need to talk more about donation" Read Joyce en Arvid's's story Bastiaan received a kidney from both his mother and his father Read Bastiaan's's story Your choice in the Donor Register Everyone aged 18 and over is listed in the Donor Register. So are you. Haven't filled in a choice yourself? Then "no objection to donation" is listed next to your name and you are a donor. How do you make a choice? More information? How does organ donation work? People with failing or non-functioning organs can sometimes be helped with an organ transplant. An organ transplant requires a donor organ. Read more about how organ donation works How does tissue donation work? People can be helped with tissues that someone can donate after death. Think, for example, of a skin transplant after burns. Read more about tissue donation What are the choices in the Donor Register? Everyone in the Netherlands aged 18 and over is in the Donor Register. In it, you indicate whether or not you want to donate organs and tissues. What are the options? The choices in the Donor Register Why talk about your choice in the Donor Register? When you die, doctors first check the Donor Register and discuss your choice with your next of kin. If your family already knows your wish, it brings peace of mind and prevents extra doubt at an already difficult moment. You can read more about it here. Why talk about your choice? Do you still have questions? Do you have questions about organ and tissue donation or your choice in the Donor Register? Then call the Donor Info Line for free or send us an email. 0900 - 821 21 [email protected] The Donor Info Line answers questions in Dutch or English, available on working days from 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM More About Organ Donation.nl Personal stories Contact Frequently asked questions about Organ donation Tissue donation Living donation Fill in your choice Fill in the Donor Register whether or not you want to donate organs and tissues To Donor Register Accessibility Privacy statement Cookie policy Disclaimer To transplantatiestichting.nl Organ Donation.nl is a website of the Dutch Transplant Foundation. © 2026 Everything about organ donation and tissue donation