- Title
- Disability discrimination, medical rationing and COVID-19
- Creator
- Chen, Bo; McNamara, Donna Marie
- Relation
- Asian Bioethics Review Vol. 12, Issue 4, p. 511-518
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41649-020-00147-x
- Publisher
- Springer
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- 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.
- Subject
- disability rights; medical necessity; right to dignity; medical treatment; SDG 3; SDG 10; SDG 16; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1435229
- Identifier
- uon:39653
- Identifier
- ISSN:1793-8759
- Language
- eng
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