One kind of judgment call occurs when
A) benevolence conflicts with beneficence
B) benevolence conflicts with virtue
C) virtue conflicts with beneficence
D) beneficence conflicts with justice

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When beneficence (doing good for someone) conflicts with justice (fairness and moral rightness), it can be difficult to make a judgment call. For example, if a doctor has to choose between saving the life of a patient who needs an organ transplant and using the available donor organ for someone else who has waited longer for a transplant, there is a conflict between doing good (beneficence) for the patient in need and being fair (justice) to all potential recipients. The doctor has to make a judgment call on which principle should take precedence in this situation.

One Kind of Judgment Call Occurs When