National Kidney Foundation

The National Kidney Foundation states that every fourteen minutes a new person is added to the kidney transplant list. In addition to the horrifying number of patients that are added every day, the National Kidney Foundation also state that on average 13 people die everyday while waiting to be selected from a list containing more than a ninety thousand other patients in the United States. In order to maintain control on this epidemic the United Network for Organ Sharing or UNOS has created and manages this waiting list. Each patient is prioritized on the list by various factors such as age, life expectancy, blood type, etc. On average a patient can wait three to five years on the list, however through research I have discovered that this wait
Many families are desperate to save their loved ones lives, and would even consider a committing a felony to make this hope a reality. Unfortunately due to the process of purchasing organs for transplants is illegal, a lot of these operations are run in unsafe and unsterile locations such as cheap hotel rooms. By decriminalizing the act we remove the risk associated with sterilization and post operative care as well as ensure that the families do not have to associate with criminals but instead legitimate doctors and other medical personnel. My proposal is instead of having one list for organ donations have two. One for the people who have the money to acquire the kidney and speed up the process, and the second one would be remain as a donation only list ensuring that the list is shortened and they still have the same opportunity they did before if not better. In addition to the two lists the option for a family member or friend who is a blood match is still an option for donation would remain. Of course, this would have to be a government monitored list with regulations set into place such as a max cap on how much a organ could costs, tax deductions, and