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

Author(s):
Schwestermann, M.-A.; Tobler, R.C. (0000-0002-9106-1591)
Published
2020
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

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 pandemicmedical intensive treatmentSwiss constitutional lawage discriminationCOVID-19
Date issued
2020-04-14
Language
German
Is part of
hdl
1887/3200699
URL
https://jusletter.weblaw.ch/juslissues/2020/1019/altersdiskriminierun_fe88314128.html