title: Should children ever be living kidney donors?
abstract: Living kidney donation by minors is an infrequently performed although highly controversial procedure. This manuscript reports the frequency of this practice in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The relevant laws and professional guidelines are reviewed and the ethical considerations discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Pendlebury, Manchester, UK. n.webb@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Nicholas J A
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: Peter-Marc
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Fortune
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019520:Living Donors / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*