A proposed Saudi approach to the ethical utilization of living unrelated kidney donation

We outline a proposal for the use of living unrelated kidney donors for transplantation. This proposal, although recommended by the Saudi National Committee on Renal Transplantation, is still under discussion and has not been implemented yet. We feel that this proposal is ethical with airtight safeguards against commercialization and for the protection of the well-being of the donor with assurance that he or she has not been coerced into donation.