6. Distributive justice: are the results fair?
The third moral principle examines whether or not the results produced by the action in question create a fair distribution of benefit and costs, good and harm (Pojman, 1989; Rachels, 1999; Velasquez, 1998). In particular, the distributive justice moral principle may be summarized as follows:
The morally correct action is the one that produces a fair distribution of benefits and costs for everyone who is affected by the action.