Ethical Dilemmas in Living Donor Organ Transplantation

Abstract

Types of Living Donors Living Related Donation Living related donation, or organ donation from a blood relative, was first performed in 1954 when a kidney from a healthy male was transplanted into his twin brother at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston.1 With the development of immunosuppressive therapy, this type of transplantation was extended beyond identical twins to include other family members and now accounts for a significant number of bone marrow, renal, liver, and lung transplants.2