Youngest first? Why it is wrong to discriminate against the elderly in healthcare

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作者：
Wareham, C. S. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Witwatersrand, Fac Hlth Sci, Steve Biko Ctr Bioeth, Johannesburg, South Africa
来源：
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOETHICS AND LAW | 2015年 / 8卷 / 01期
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D O I：
10.7196/SAJBL.374
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R-052 [医学伦理学];
学科分类号：
0101 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
In South Africa and abroad the elderly are systematically discriminated against at all levels of healthcare allocation decision-making. Such discrimination is perhaps surprising in light of the National Health Act and the Older Persons Act, which explicitly recognise the elderly as a vulnerable group whose equal rights require special protection. However, ethical theory and public opinion offer some reasons to think that discrimination against the elderly may be justified. This paper examines possible ethical grounds for age discrimination. I claim that there are very few cases in which the aged may be discriminated against, and that age alone is never sufficient grounds for discrimination.
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