Ethical Dilemma- Liver transplant issues regarding Alcoholic liver diseases

     After doing deeper research on the duty to warn at-risk family members of Genetic diseases, I found that there are a list of rules that physicians are supposed to follow when they are introduced to this problem with their patient. Due to this, I do not think I had a strong enough opposing viewpoint within this topic to write my research project #3 on it. 

Now, I have now chosen to focus on another different ethical dilemma on writing project #3 which is liver transplant issues specifically regarding alcoholic liver disease. Is it a right or wrong for someone who has abused Alcohol to be able to get a liver transplant disease and what does this mean for individuals with liver diseases not created by Alcohol who had no control over them needing a working liver. This is a huge ethical dilemma due to the scarce supply that there is today. 

Regarding ethical issues, This creates a conflict when regarding the medical Pillar of Justice because although everyone should be treated  equally, whether a liver transplant is needed creates conflict because of the scarce in supply.

My stance on this ethical dilemma is that individuals who created this need for a liver transplant due to abusing alcohol should not be able to receive a liver transplant before someone who did not any control over why they need a liver transplant. 

Comments

  1. I think one point to consider is that maybe the person has shown signs of stopping their abuse of alcohol. If they no longer consume alcohol, shouldn't they be given a second chance through a transplant of a new liver?

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  2. This topic closely relates to my Writing Project One, where I wrote about ethics in a movie about an organ transplant committee. It would be interesting to see if you explored how the order of patients on the transplant lists are currently determined.

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  3. I too had to change my WP3 topic. Your new topic sounds very interesting. When you discuss the Pillar of Justice, you could maybe include the laws/policies around the issue.

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