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Disability Discrimination, Medical Rationing and COVID-19

Overview
Journal Asian Bioeth Rev
Publisher Springer Nature
Specialty Medical Ethics
Date 2020 Sep 9
PMID 32901207
Citations 21
Authors
Bo Chen
Donna Marie McNamara
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Abstract

The current public health crisis has exposed deep cracks in social equality and justice for marginalised and vulnerable communities around the world. The reported rise in the number of 'do not resuscitate' orders being imposed on people with disabilities has caused particular concerns from a human rights perspective. While the evidence of this is contested, this article will consider the human rights implications at stake and the dangers associated with using 'quality of life' measures as determinant of care in medical decision-making and triage assessments.

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