Transcript by Newsy: www.youtube.com BY VERONICA POLIVANAYA ANCHOR ZACH TOOMBS The number of people willing to become organ donors will probably be growing thanks to Facebook. Co-founder Mark Zuckerberg unleashed a "life-saving initiative", giving a new meaning to connecting and sharing. An anchor with Good Morning America explains. "Starting today, on Facebook, you can share that you're an organ donor with friends, and find links to donor registries." According to Organdonor.gov, more than 114000 people in the US are in need of an organ, and 18 die each day waiting for one. But talk radio host Bill Carroll says friends in need of such information are not friends indeed. BILL CARROLL: "Doesn't that also mean my friends know that I've decided not to donate? Will I be put under social pressure now? I don't like it. It's just another area where Facebook is getting too much into my private business." A Gallup study found 95 percent of Americans support organ donation, but fewer ! than half tick off the "donor" box on their driver's license. MSNBC quotes a bioethicist, who says Facebook is a better outlet for the service. ART CAPLAN: "The DMV is not the best agency to recruit organ donors...asking people to do something nice for others who have been stewing in a long line, getting angrier and angrier while they wait is not conducive to altruism." A CNN Digital Tech expert worries bringing organs into play could create a power struggle for the social network. SHELLY PALMER: If ...
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