Andreas Albertsen

New article accepted in Journal of Medical Ethics! I argue that
priority rules where registered organ donors are given priority may discriminate. But they’re not necessarily wrong. If wrong, it’s for contingent reasons like problematic motivations. #Bioethics #Discrimination #organdonation

Auto reply ON for the summer holiday 🥳☀️

In this case, at least, some of the features sometimes suggested to be relevant by ethicists did not make a difference for judgements of permissibility.
#bioethics #x-phi

Participants assessed cases where a disabled patient was denied treatment based on 5 different reasons (e.g. lower life quality, shorter lifespan, higher cost, etc.).

Across all conditions, respondents judged the discrimination morally impermissible. No justification made a significant difference.

Article accepted: (with Hallsson and Nielsen):
The Moral Justifications of Disability Discrimination in Health Care Allocation: An Experimental Assessment

Respondents consistently judged cost-efficient discrimination against patients with a disability as morally wrong.

My review of Jordan Parsons’ Opt-out has been accepted by American Journal of Transplantation! A thoughtful book on consent and organ donation—I’m glad to be part of the conversation.

#Bioethics #OrganDonation #MedicalEthics

Best part of my working day was a 2,5 hours long zoom meeting on the moral limits of markets with Simon Rippon!

This is great! I discovered this when I asked about the status of a paper I have submitted to the Journal of Medical Ethics. Provides much more information than the usually available in editorialmanager etc(such as whether a reviewer has accepted the invitation to review).
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My pre-holiday to-do list:
– Encyclopedia entry on moral limits of markets
– Article on luck egalitarianism & contested markets
– Review of Parsons’ book on opt-out
– Short piece on Danish opt-out law
– 2 peer reviews
– And: look for what’s next (contract ends Dec).

Thrilled for the opportunity to talk and listen to academics, practitioners and people with lived experiences with surrogacy and(!)/or organ donation.
So much depth, nuance, and care at the conference in Bristol #bioethics
Huge thanks to @theorganogress.bsky.social and Liam Davies for this🙏

Just finished my talk on luck egalitarianism and the moral limits of markets at Aarhus University's philosophy Department's Research Seminar. Now the weekend awaits for both the grasshopper and the ant.

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I'm very excited about the living organ donation event in Bristol next week. I'll be talking about the limits of altruism. Thanks to Bonnie Venter (@theorganogress.bsky.social ) and Liam Davis for making this happen!
(and you can join on zoom!) #bioethics #organdonation

I remain both hopeful and confident that it will benefit those who are waiting for an organ to prolong their lives. In interaction with many other important efforts being roled out. Civic society, patient interest groups and other political initiatives are already making a difference.

Compared to some European implementations, the Danish government threads lightly here. As someone who has argued in favour of opt-out policies and participated in the debate on this issue for many years, I am pleased to see that action is being taken.

Tomorrow Denmark becomes an opt out organ donation country.
Adult citizens with no registered preference regarding organ donation will be registered as a 'non-confirmed consent'. But, people’s organs will only be used if they confirm or their relatives consent to this. #bioethics #organdonation

Loved hosting the Controversial markets conference in Aarhus❤️ Amazing talks and the exchanges just went on seamlessly. Talking about altruism walking the bridge with no end; debating crowding out in the beautiful forest and discussing organ markets over dinner. I could not have wished for more❤️🥳

For the next three days, I will be hosting the Controversial Markets Conference in Aarhus. I am looking forward to discussing the moral limits of markets with so many brilliant people. #morallimitsofmarkets Our project is funded by Det Frie Forskningsråd

The workshop is organized by Bastian Steuwer and Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen

Copenhagen bound! To give a talk on 'Market discrimination' at the CEPDISC Workshop on Poverty. I'll talk about how some of the badness of discrimination that happens in relation to market transactions can be explained by people not adhering to market norms.

I just want to crowdfund it!

Wouldn't such a large increase in supply affect prices? Lots of things to consider in terms of whether this is a viable business plan ;-)

Stort tillykke med udgivelsen!

Vaguesness as a way of life

Very interesting special issue in CRISP on Relational Equality and Intergenerational Justice!
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Will be reading this one!

I'm super happy that Kasper, Søren, Marion, and I got the Department's teaching award for our Philosophy of Science course (Fall 2025)! It was a big team effort all around, and a huge shoutout to our awesome TAs, Frederik, Anna, Marie, and Gustav!

Every now again it’s useful to repeat advice about accessing papers that are behind a paywall that excludes you. Email the author. My estimate is that 90% of academics are so thrilled that a living, breathing, possibly even reading, person shows interest that they will swiftly send you a copy.

Postdoctoral position in History of Philosophy at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen The Department of Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), invites applications for a postdoctoral position in History of Philosop

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Thrilled that an article I have written with Lasse Nielsen and Anna Dorf has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. It is about priority setting in the Danish Medicines Council. We collected the data in 2021. Science takes time! #Bioethics