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    Supports→Favoring a non-disabled individual B over a disabled individual A is arbitrary and unfair when the quality-of-life gap between them is minimal

    When the difference in quality of life between A and B after treatment is minimal, there is no substantial utilitarian justification for preferring B

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    For cases (i) and (iii), primarily because of the use of QALY as a metric for benefit, the standard strategy for health resource allocation would favor B over A or C: because of their disabilities, ex post or ex ante, individuals A and C have worst health resource use outcomes than B. As with the life-saving cases, our intuitions seem to depend on how great the gap in quality of life is between A (or C) and B. Should A and C experience an extremely low quality of life after the treatment, while

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