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  • New “Point System” Would Discriminate Against Elderly and Disabled Patients, Deny Them Ventilators (Pennsylvania)

    04/09/2020 6:29:48 PM PDT · by Morgana · 33 replies
    Life News ^ | April 9, 2020 | Maria Gallagher
    Reporting at PennLive.com David Wenner writes that a “point system” proposed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health could leave an especially vulnerable population, people with disabilities, without the health care they need, when it comes to life-saving treatment for COVID-19. “Disability Rights Pennsylvania has filed a federal civil rights complaint,” the Philadelphia Inquirer added. This frightening proposal—“Interim Pennsylvania Crisis Standards of Care for Pandemic Guidelines”– is raising new questions about the prospect of medical rationing during the Coronavirus pandemic, a possibility already raised by assorted “bioethicists.” Under this disturbing system, those with higher scores because of pre-existing conditions would be...