Ageism in the COVID-19 pandemic: age-based discrimination in triage decisions and beyond.
Ageism
COVID-19
Triage
Journal
History and philosophy of the life sciences
ISSN: 1742-6316
Titre abrégé: Hist Philos Life Sci
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 8003052
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
13 Jul 2021
13 Jul 2021
Historique:
received:
15
12
2020
accepted:
18
06
2021
entrez:
14
7
2021
pubmed:
15
7
2021
medline:
22
7
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Ageism has unfortunately become a salient phenomenon during the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, triage decisions based on age have been hotly discussed. In this article, I first defend that, although there are ethical reasons (founded on the principles of benefit and fairness) to consider the age of patients in triage dilemmas, using age as a categorical exclusion is an unjustifiable ageist practice. Then, I argue that ageism during the pandemic has been fueled by media narratives and unfair assumptions which have led to an ethically problematic group homogenization of the older population. Finally, I conclude that an intersectional perspective can shed light on further controversies on ageism and triage in the post-pandemic future.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34258692
doi: 10.1007/s40656-021-00441-3
pii: 10.1007/s40656-021-00441-3
pmc: PMC8276843
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
91Subventions
Organisme : "la Caixa" Foundation
ID : LCF/BQ/DR20/11790005
Informations de copyright
© 2021. Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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