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Day 2: Identifying Stakeholders andTaking Ethical Considerations into Account1PurposeDay 2 introduces students to four patients who need a new liver. Students develop criteria for fairly allocatinglivers for transplantation using the relevant facts. This approach enables students to understand the roleof relevant facts in coming to a decision about an ethical question. During Day 2, students also consider whohas a stake in the decision besides the liver recipient.2Activity 3:Checking for UnderstandingEstimated Time: 10 minutes (or less)Procedure1. Ask students to choose a partner and compare their answers withthe homework questions in Master 3.6.32. After about five minutes, bring the class back together and askstudents, “Do you have any questions about the homework?”See Teacher Support MaterialsA sample answer key for Master 3.6 is available online at http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/bioethics/teacher.3. (Optional) Display a transparency of the completed graph fromthe Answer Key for Master 3.6, and note that the sex of thepatient makes only a small difference in how long the patient willlive after the transplant.4Activity 4:Liver-Transplant Case StudiesEstimated Time: 10 minutes5Procedure1. Explain to students that they will be reading about four patientswho are waiting for a liver transplant.Module 3 3-156