Distributive justice, best options and organ markets: a reply to Semrau

How important is it, morally speaking, that banning the sale of organs removes the best option available to would-be organ sellers? According to a widespread argument called the best option argument, this is very important. In a recent article I criticised such reasoning, drawing on considerations of distributive justice. Luke Semrau has argued that I have misunderstood the best option argument. In this article, I respond to Semrau's criticism and elaborate on my original argument.

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Journal of Medical Ethics
Published
2024-11-20
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https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2024-110561
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2
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Organ Donation and Transplantation
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Field-Weighted Citation Impact
1.09

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Distributive justice, best options and organ markets: a reply to Semrau

Andreas Albertsen
2 citations
Journal of Medical Ethics
Organ Donation and Transplantation
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Distributive justice, best options and organ markets: a reply to Semrau

Andreas Albertsen
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Abstract

How important is it, morally speaking, that banning the sale of organs removes the best option available to would-be organ sellers? According to a widespread argument called the best option argument, this is very important. In a recent article I criticised such reasoning, drawing on considerations of distributive justice. Luke Semrau has argued that I have misunderstood the best option argument. In this article, I respond to Semrau's criticism and elaborate on my original argument.

Journal of Medical EthicsVol. 51(9)
Aarhus University (DK)
Samfund og Erhverv, Det Frie Forskningsråd, Danmarks Grundforskningsfond
Peace, Justice and strong institutions
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Organ Donation and Transplantation
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