title: Expanding organ donation in the UK: ethical, moral and logistical dilemmas.
abstract: In the UK, three patients die every day waiting for an organ transplant. Despite there being 18.7 million donors currently registered in the UK, donation rates remain low. This review discusses the legal, ethical and social aspects of organ donation in the UK, and looks at some controversial solutions adopted in other countries.
authors.affiliation: Speciality Registrar in General Surgery in the Division of Surgery, Department of Transplantation, St Jamess University Hospital, Leeds.
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dave
authors.forename: Camilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: Niaz
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce; D006801:Humans; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods; D006113:United Kingdom