Altersdiskriminierung bei medizinischer Ressourcenknappheit? Rechtliche Überlegungen zur Rolle des Alters in den Triagerichtlinien für die COVID-19-Pandemie

Schwestermann, M.-A.; Tobler, R.C. (2020)

Article / Letter to editor

Against the background of the corona pandemic, the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences Foundation and the Swiss Society for Intensive Care Medicine Association have specified the guidelines "Intensive Care Measures" with regard to the handling of scarce resources. Among other things, the age of a patient plays a role in the decision on the allocation of such resources. This appears problematic from the perspective of discrimination law. Instead of age, the chances of survival, which depend on the respective state of health, should be considered.

• Corona pandemic
• medical intensive treatment
• Swiss constitutional law
• age discrimination
• COVID-19

• All authors: Schwestermann, M.-A.; Tobler, R.C.
• Date: 2020-04-14
• Issue: 14 April 2020
• Link: https://jusletter.weblaw.ch/juslissues/2020/1019/altersdiskriminierun_fe...