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Should an altruistic organ donor be allowed to restrict their donation to a specific group of people? (e.g. women, gingers) (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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An extreme version of this is: What should the German health service do if someone says they are willing to donate a kidney as long as it doesn't go to a Jew?

On the one hand, nobody is forced to donate a kidney and by forbidding this we're making things worse for an innocent patient. On the other hand, it can be seen as the state sanctioning this kind of discrimination.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

From my point of view you've just given an excellent argument against the philosophy that I will call, for lack of a better term, "beep-boop utilitarianism". Allowing such a donation has an immediate, tangible and quantifiable benefit; but the norm you are eroding by doing so is much more valuable, and may be impossible to renegotiate if lost.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I've heard of "Short-term utilitarianism", but I like yours better.