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

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.

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Journal of Medical Ethics
Published
2025-08-22
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2024-110029
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1
Primary Topic
Organ Donation and Transplantation
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Field-Weighted Citation Impact
1.88

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

Andreas Albertsen
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Journal of Medical Ethics
Organ Donation and Transplantation
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Priority for registered organ donors: unfair discrimination against non-donors?

Andreas Albertsen
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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.

Journal of Medical EthicsVol. 51(12)
Aarhus University (DK)
Danmarks Grundforskningsfond, Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond
Openalex Percentile: Top 13%
Organ Donation and Transplantation
1.88
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