Although almost every citizen in the United States is aware of the organ donation program, generally because of the option to become one when renewing your license, very few people are aware of the crisis underlying that question. There is a steady demand for donated organs, with an ever-declining supply. The federal government and individual states have enacted various legislations in an attempt to offer more avenues for donations. However, as of April 2020, New York state has approximately 10,000 people awaiting an organ donation, and there are over 120,000 people waiting for an organ donation nationally. Every 10 minutes another person is added to the transplant list, and 22 people die each day waiting for a transplant.