Olsen, Jan Abel; Richardson, Jeff; Dolan, Paul; Menzel, Paul - In: Social Science & Medicine 57 (2003) 7, pp. 1163-1172
This paper discusses the moral relevance of accounting for various personal characteristics when prioritising between groups of patients. After a review of the results from empirical studies, we discuss the ethical reasons which might explain--and justify--the views expressed in these studies....