ABSTRACT
Increasing demand for organ transplantation has led to the search for alternative sources of organ donation other than deceased-donor donation. The number of available deceased-donor organs for transplantation has not increased to meet the need of patients suffering from end-stage organ failure. Organs from live donors increase the available donor pool and offer new hope to many patients who might otherwise not receive a life-saving transplant. Ethical issues surrounding organ donation for living donor transplantation are mainly concerned with the appropriateness of and risk of morbidity and mortality in the donor. Although primarily for kidney and liver transplantation with excellent results, living-donor lung, pancreas, and intestine transplantation is also evolving to provide alternatives for patients requiring these organs.
