Future issues in transplantation ethics: ethical and legal controversies in xenotransplantation, stem cell, and cloning research

Abstract With little prospect of developing a sufficient supply of human transplantable organs to meet the large and growing demand, attention has turned to xenotransplantation, as well as stem cell and cloning research, as possible approaches for alleviating this allograft shortage. This article explores ethical and legal issues that surround developments in these fields.