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The Ethics of Weighing Lives #42

The Ethics of Weighing Lives #42

Can you kill one to save many?

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Dr Andreas Matthias
Nov 24, 2020
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The ethics of weighing lives

Imagine you are a doctor. You are doing organ transplants on children. Your success depends on organ donations. You have a whole hospital ward full of children waiting for…

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