Kvod Habriyot

I believe that rabbis have at their disposal some ways to deal with the agunah issues but have been fearful to be as creative as necessary to make these changes. It's clear that these scholars and not giving much value to the emotional, spiritual, and physical tolls that are taken while an agunah is 'bound'.

This points to the issues of 'kvod habriyot' that are discussed by Rabbi Daniel Sperber in his book "The Path of Halacha Women Reading the Torah: A Case of Pesika Policy. Here he shows how the concept of 'kvod habriyot' ('human dignity' or 'human rights'; literally 'honor of the creations') has been used throughout the ages as a factor in 'halachic policy'. He argues that this concept should surely be taken into consideration when dealing with some of our contemporary issues.
The major essay on this topic is translated into English here.