(WWJ) — When filing taxes this year, Michiganders may notice a seemingly out-of-place question: “Would you like to be an organ donor? Check ‘yes’ or no.’”
But it’s not a mistake.
Last year Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the Check Your Heart Act into law, allowing residents to opt-in to becoming an organ donor on their state income tax forms.
On a new Daily J podcast , WWJ’s Brian Fisher finds out what inspired this move and why experts say being an organ donor is so helpful.
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