Choice and Chance in the Allocation of Medical Resources: A Response to Kilner
In this paper I examine various aspects of the proposal that scarce lifesaving medical resources should (morally) be allocated by some random procedure. I argue that a fundamental assumption of this approach is that there are no morally relevant differences among the candidates for such services, an...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1984
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Journal of religious ethics
Year: 1984, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 97-115 |
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| Summary: | In this paper I examine various aspects of the proposal that scarce lifesaving medical resources should (morally) be allocated by some random procedure. I argue that a fundamental assumption of this approach is that there are no morally relevant differences among the candidates for such services, and I challenge this general claim. I also argue that there are a great many lotteries among which we must choose if we are to use a lottery at all, and that we should choose among them on valuational grounds. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9795 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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