Ethical and political criteria for triage in times of health crisis: considering the allocation of scarce resources from disability
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Resource allocation, Triage, Persons with Disabilities, Equality, Covid-19Abstract
The of scarcity of medical resources. In these circumstances, persons with disabilities are more vulnerable than they would be under normal circumstances. In light of this reality, we propose to present some criteria for the allocation of resources used during the crisis, highlighting their harmful nature for people with disabilities, and to analyze how the principle of non-discrimination can, if taken as a reference, contribute to the ethical and political reflection on the rationing protocols.
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