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A set of ethical beliefs based on maximizing good for the greatest number of people. For modern purposes, similar to teleological ethics (i.e. consequential considerations) but with a community-wide reference instead of a context of individual priority. Nowadays concerned with the equitable and consistent distribution of restricted public resources. Open to change according to the systematic assessment of outcomes (and hence 'evidence based'). For practical application, and a contrast to deontological ethics and teleological ethics, read the box, Ethics: Moral Imperatives, Outcomes and Equity on pages 339-341 of Overcoming Infertility. Refer also to evidence based ethics
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