organ allocation Flashcards
1
Q
“the church does not discriminate against sin..anyone who needed an organ in order to bring them back to health should receive it if available”
A
Reverend Ewan Aitken
-Equity
2
Q
American Philosopher Paul Menzel
A
If someone is at risk of immediate death then we should do whatever it takes to save them regardless of financial costs or long term benefit
-Equity
3
Q
Peter singer view - organ allocation
A
Not all lives are as valuable, a person that will benefit the most from the organ should receive it to increase overall pleasure - Utility
4
Q
John Rawls - a theory of justice
A
“each person has an inviolability founded on the justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot override”
