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Are Alcoholics Less Deserving of Liver Transplants?
| Title | Are Alcoholics Less Deserving of Liver Transplants? |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Brudney, Daniel |
| Journal | Hastings Center Report |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 41-47 |
| Publisher | Hastings Center |
| Type of Article | Editorial |
| Publication Language | eng |
| ISSN Number | 00930334 |
| Keywords | ALCOHOLICS , etc. , laws , legal , LIVER , Medical , RISK-taking , United |
| Abstract | The article examines the right of an alcoholic to a liver transplant. The common belief in the U.S. is that those with health-risky conduct have a weaker claim to medical resources. There is a problem in determining the degree of the moral weight of the voluntary consumption of alcohol which led to liver damage in the patient. |
| Notes | 1Accession Number: 23852067; Brudney, Daniel; Source Info: Jan/Feb2007, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p41; Subject Term: LIVER -- Transplantation; Subject Term: ALCOHOLICS; Subject Term: MEDICAL care -- United States; Subject Term: LIVER -- Diseases; Subject Term: RISK-taking (Psychology); Subject Term: LEGAL status, laws, etc.; Subject Term: UNITED States; Number of Pages: 7p; Document Type: Editorial |
| DOI | 10.1353/hcr.2007.0001 |
