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Priority for registered organ donors: unfair discrimination against non-donors?

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Priority rules give priority to registered organ donors in the allocation of organs. Such rules might directly discriminate against non-donors or indirectly discriminate against those whose religious commitments prevent them from registering. However, while priority rules may qualify as discriminatory, they are not necessarily wrong for the reasons discrimination is usually thought to be wrong-for reasons related to harm and disrespect. While they can be so for reasons related to problematic mental states and demeaningness, they need not be.

Source: Journal of Medical Ethics

DOI: 10.1136/jme-2024-110029

Author: Andreas Albertsen

Institution: Aarhus University

Language: English

Topic: Organ Donation and Transplantation

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Funders: Danmarks Grundforskningsfond, Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond