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Utilitarian Ethics Case Study Of Heart Transplant

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I would solve this dilemma according to utilitarian ethics and the consequentialist school of ethics. From the three organ recipients I would choose Ozzie since he benefits the most and he has only one month survival without the heart transplant. Even if there is the whole complicated issue of tissue type matching, for Ozzie who had short life to live without the transplant prefer to see his chance if he match the donor. The local trebled teens also will benefits from his survival. Since he is going to continue provide the wisdom and insight that only an abuser can know about where life can go. With the successful transplant and staying off the drugs he could live ten or more years-maybe more. Recidivism is a severe risk with his history of

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