When a judge hears a case, neither party is 100% correct. Each litigant may have a meritorious claim, but one of them will be found to have the better argument. If the dispute could be easily and amicably resolved, or one party was clearly wrong, then the matter would be unlikely to have reached a courtroom. One litigant may be found to be 'more right' than the other Which litigant's right will prevail? Medical ethics has a similar construct. Rarely, is an issue clearly and easily decided. For example, with limited financial resources, tough decisions must be made on how to ethically allocate these funds. Those who will not receive any funds may still have an ethical right to receive them, yet other groups may have a stronger right. If our society decides that it will not pay for dialysis in moribund individuals, it does not mean that these individuals have no right to this treatment. These complex decisions create winners and losers. Those who are ru
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