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Covid 19 : hypothetical social question based on Italy scenario
Posted on 3/22/20 at 10:49 am
Posted on 3/22/20 at 10:49 am
Say the US healthcare system gets overwhelmed and there aren’t enough ventilators...
Do Doctors start making decisions based on age?
One step further: this runs rampant in prisons....do doctors then have to make decisions to treat on whether someone is in jail or not? Should a free person have more right to that ventilator than someone in prison?
Do Doctors start making decisions based on age?
One step further: this runs rampant in prisons....do doctors then have to make decisions to treat on whether someone is in jail or not? Should a free person have more right to that ventilator than someone in prison?
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Posted on 3/22/20 at 10:51 am to lakeviewtiger
A friend of mine works in a federal prison. They said that they're calling every case the "flu" and treating it accordingly
Posted on 3/22/20 at 10:54 am to UncleFestersLegs
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A friend of mine works in a federal prison. They said that they're calling every case the "flu" and treating it accordingly
Sounds genuinely prudent.
Posted on 3/22/20 at 10:57 am to lakeviewtiger
Those decisions will vary at the local level based on an individual’s own ethical code. There will be variations.
Posted on 3/22/20 at 11:15 am to lakeviewtiger
I'm sure there will start to be a lot of $1000 handshakes, er, elbow bumps.
Posted on 3/22/20 at 11:16 am to lakeviewtiger
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Do Doctors start making decisions based on age?
Yes among other factors.
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.do doctors then have to make decisions to treat on whether someone is in jail or not?
Yes
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Should a free person have more right to that ventilator than someone in prison?
Yes
This post was edited on 3/22/20 at 11:18 am
Posted on 3/22/20 at 11:16 am to lakeviewtiger
Trump's Death Panel is pretty scary.
Posted on 3/22/20 at 2:53 pm to UncleFestersLegs
This is good policy in action.
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