Should Alcoholics Compete Equally for Liver Transplantation
In this paper, we will discuss whether or not alcoholics and recovered alcoholics should have an equal opportunity and access to liver transplantation. The simple and undeniable fact is that the number of people with liver disease and other related conditions who could significantly benefit from a liver transplant is far greater than the number of donor livers available. Therefore, difficult questions must be asked and criteria set to deal with it. In this paper we will try and unravel the ethical dilemma of this complex issue. While doing this, we will respond to some of the issues brought up in the Alvin H. Moss and Mark Siegler 1991 article from JAMA: " Should Alcoholics Compete Equally for Liver Transplantation?”
