Paired-Kidney-Exchange Programs
- 6 November 1997
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 337 (19) , 1392-1393
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199711063371915
Abstract
The International Forum for Transplant Ethics strongly supports paired kidney exchange, as proposed by Ross et al. (June 12 issue).1 It is ethically acceptable and would allow more living-donor kidneys to be transplanted. There are countries, however (such as the United Kingdom), where such a program would require a change in the law, as the following case illustrates:Keywords
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- Ethics of a Paired-Kidney-Exchange ProgramNew England Journal of Medicine, 1997