How do we choose which life to save? Equality of access or a fair go? by Savulescu, J

“…I examine two ethical theories, egalitarianism and utilitarianism, applied to an example of allocating hearts to children who have cardiac failure. …”

The cost of refusing treatment and equality of outcome. by Savulescu, J

“…I argue that the best argument which refusers can appeal to is based on the egalitarian principle of equality of outcome. However, this principle does not ultimately support a right to less cost-effective alternatives. …”

Utilitarianism and the pandemic by Savulescu, J, Persson, I, Wilkinson, D

“…There are no egalitarians in a pandemic. The scale of the challenge for health systems and public policy means that there is an ineluctable need to prioritize the needs of the many. …”

Beyond individual triage: regional allocation of life-saving resources such as ventilators in public health emergencies by Wilkinson, D, Pugh, J, Gonzales, CP, Savulescu, J

“…Having outlined what we take to be a plausible egalitarian approach to the regional triage question, we go on to propose a novel way of operationalising the ‘save the most lives’ principle in this context. …”

The Intensive Care Lifeboat: a survey of lay attitudes to rationing dilemmas in neonatal intensive care by Arora, C, Savulescu, J, Maslen, H, Seleglid, M, Wilkinson, D

“…As discrepancy between outcomes decreased, however, there was a statistically significant increase in egalitarian responses and decrease in utilitarian responses in scenarios involving chance of survival (P = 0.001), life expectancy (P = 0.0001), and cost of treatment (P = 0.01). …”