Neither Lawful Nor Ethical . . . Rationing Health Care During The Pandemic?
By DEACON MIKE MANNO, JD With the coronavirus sweeping the nation, and in some places overwhelming the medical response, there is increasing talk about rationing health care. The New York Times has reported that state health officials there have met to discuss what factors to take into consideration, such as age, health, and likelihood of survival, in making the determination of who will get full care and who will only be provided comfort care with the expectation they will die. In Washington State, The Seattle Times has reported that hospital officials there are meeting with ethics committees planning on how to, if necessary, ration healthcare. Cassie Sauer, chief executive of the state’s hospital association, is quoted as calling this a…Continue Reading