TY - JOUR
AU - Lawrence, David
AU - Harris, John
PY - 2021
DA - January
TI - Red Herrings, Circuit-Breakers and Ageism in the Covid-19 debate
JO - Journal of Medical Ethics
DO - https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2020-107115
AB - In their recent paper “Is selective lockdown of the elderly (and other high-risk groups) justified discrimination?” Savulescu and Cameron attempt to argue the case for subjecting the‘elderly’ to limits not imposed on other generations. We argue that selective lockdown of the elderly is unnecessary and cruel, as well as discriminatory, and that this group may suffer more than others in similar circumstances. Further, it constitutes an unjustifiable deprivation of liberty.
PB - BMJ Publishing Group
UR - https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/red-herrings-circuitbreakers-and-ageism-in-the-covid19-debate(0f139a7f-e4e7-48f0-873d-f2235ed5cf4a).html
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Older people
ER