With solid organ transplantation now being the gold standard treatment for end-stage organ disease, the possibility of successful transplantation is among the most important interventions within modern medicine. The process of obtaining and fairly allocating organs has led to the rise of complex ethical dilemmas. [1][2][3] The occurrence of these ethical issues is mostly an unavoidable consequence of the pervasive challenge of organ shortage. 4 Ethical issues are likely to remain commonplace in transplantation
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