Because the supply of organs is so limited, policymakers must balance Utility – making the best use of each organ, utilizing every available organ and doing the most good for the most people, with Justice – providing all transplant candidates with equitable access to transplant care and transplantable organs regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, financial status or geography. See also Ethics, Hippocratic Oath, Justice, Statement of Principles and Objectives of Equitable Organ Allocation. (OPTN Glossary May 2021)
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