The field of organ donation and transplantation has evolved since Albert Einstein’s initial proclamation. The first successful, solid-organ transplant took place in 1954, only months before Einstein’s death. Organ donation and transplantation, as a technical endeavor, can improve drastically the fate of mankind by preventing the needless suffering and death that result from organ failure. However, the rapidly evolving field of organ donation and transplantation is capable of effecting pain and injustice as well. The current organ-donation system fails in its inability to procure enough organs because it operates under the assumption that individuals are not organ donors. This is best illustrated by the following hypothetical.