Editorial News https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/20/opinion/erika-zak-organ-donor.html

My opinion on this article above is that it is very powerful. These are real life scenarios that family, friends, neighbors, and loved ones battle each and every day. On average there are 100,000 people waiting for an organ transplant. There is roughly 20 people in the U.S that die daily waiting for an organ transplant. UNOS a non-profit organization that manages organ transplants has to make life and death decisions everyday. In July, 2019 President Trump ordered the Department of Health to be more strict when it comes to the transplant industry. It is more than likely that UNOS will deny metastatic patients, due to a higher chance of relapse. UNOS believes that the organ will be wasted. Due to outdated standards in the transplant industry UNOS rejected 75,000 organs. UNOS is currently working on making organ distributions more fair. I believe that cancer patients including metastatic, should still have an opportunity in receiving an organ transplant. Especially if the patient is guaranteed to be in permanent remission.