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Deciding who gets medical treatment during supply shortage

lundi 13 avril 2020 à 02:00

Colorado has published objective criteria for deciding who is to get treatment for Covid-19 when there is a shortage of supplies.

I think these criteria are wise, except for the preference given to those who are pregnant over those who are not. That preference was standard in the past, and it derived from the idea that making more humans was an important contribution to society.

Now that population growth is a big danger, that assumption should be discarded.