The AMA was founded in part to establish the first national code of medical ethics. Today the Code is widely recognized as authoritative ethics guidance for physicians through its Principles of Medical Ethics interpreted in Opinions of AMA’s Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs that address the evolving challenges of contemporary practice.
Organ transplantation allocation decisions should be guided by ethically sound and clinically relevant standards. Non-medical factors should not be considered when making allocation decisions for scarce resources such as organs.
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