BBC News | Altruistic organ donation has almost tripled in a year BBC News New figures show that the number of people donating organs to people they have never met is has almost tripled in the space of a year. The practice is known as "altruistic donation" and it was authorised with a change in the law in 2006. Maggie Harris ... Facts About Donating Your Organs Tissue donation Altruistic organ donations nearly triple |