[Iranian model of kidney transplantation and approaches to ethical reinforcement]

ABSTRACT

Along waiting lists in many countries either developed or less developed. In current decade, substantial efforts have been made to find medically and ethically justified models of organ transplantation. In Iran, a controlled living unrelated donor [LURD] program for kidney transplantation was adopted in 1988 out of necessity as an approach for saving many lives. The current program, named "Iranian model of Kidney Transplantation" by some critics, has advantages and disadvantages. In this article, we aim to state some details about the Iranian model of kidney transplantation; its main results and some challenges. Moreover, we discuss the issue of organ transplantation from the ethical viewpoint and suggest some approaches for strengthening the current system