The principle that ensures all patients are given appropriate treatment. Values Fairness, Equity and Equality.
In biomedical ethics, this requires compromises to procedures like:
- Not doing First Come First Serve, if a person is in urgent need of care (Medical Triage)
- Providing treatment to those with the highest chance of survival
- Seeing if patients are accountable for their affliction
Principles
- To each person an equal share
- To each person according to need
- To each person according to effort
- To each person according to contribution
- To each person according to merit
- To each persona according to free market exchanges