title: Overcoming the shortage of transplantable organs: ethical and psychological aspects.
abstract: The main ethical problem of organ transplantation is the shortage of transplantable organs. The substitute strategies currently under discussion endanger frust in transplantion medicine and thereby increase the problem. Thus ethically preferable alternatives to overcome the shortage are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Philosophy Department, University of Cologne, Germany. mquante@uni-koeln.de
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quante
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wiedebusch
mesh_terms: D001187:Artificial Organs; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D019520:Living Donors; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous; D019737:Transplants / Q000941:ethics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution*