Heart Recipient Decision

You Decide Presentation

To: Peer Review Committee
From: xyz, Lead Surgeon
Date:
Re: Heart recipient decision
We have received the information of availability of a heart. There are three potential matching
candidates, 12 years old Lisa, 55 year old Jerry and 38 year old Ozzy. All the aspects of these
candidates were reviewed and I decided that Lisa would be the most suitable recipient of the
heart. This decision was taken on the basis of Utilitarian Ethics which aims to accomplish the
greatest good for the most number of people; or that the decision is built upon the good of the
outcome (Cahn, 2016). John Mill has proposed the ideas on Utilitarianism that, two
consequential ideas follow, one of which is that every arrangement of society must link the
interests of people with the interests of the entire community (Mill, 2017). So, in the given
scenario when deciding the recipient of the heart, I recognized that Lisa would be the best
candidate. If she will have the heart, it will not only benefit her to live life for more years but
also the general benefit will the community as the $2 million donated by his father would help in
improving the condition of the hospital which is much needed. An improved hospital setting with
better technology, resources and facilities can help thousands of people subsequently. Hobbes
and Locke state that goal is to build and sustain the conditions for all the aspects of society which
lead to peace. Given their idea, while making this decision, I made the decision that
demonstrated a good for more individuals than just Lisa.
Jerry and Ozzy are the declined benefiters. Jerry is an old family man and he was refused the heart for
several reasons. It is believed that receiving heart would bring him and his family immense