donor card

American

noun

a signed and witnessed card, meant to be carried in a wallet, purse, etc., specifying a person's wish to offer body organs or parts for transplantation or scientific use in case of death.

donor card British

noun

a card carried by a person to show that the bodily organs specified on it may be used for transplants after the person's death

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donor card

"People didn't always carry the donor card on them in their pockets and handbags and the nurses and doctors didn't have time to look through. So there was a problem," Cox said.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026

I would like to urge more people to sign their driver’s license and get a donor card that you carry in your wallet, stating that you are an organ donor.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 13, 2021

If go to the Red Cross, they’ll send you a donor card that indicates your blood type.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2020

Logan Boulet signed his organ donor card when he turned 21 a few weeks ago and made his wishes very clear to his family, his godfather, Neil Langevin, said on Facebook.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2018

In his wallet, he still carries the donor card he received that day, faded and held together with a bit of clear tape.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 5, 2016

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