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Doctors facing grim choice over ventilators told to put patients with disabilities at the back of the line

  • Written by Deborah Hellman, Professor of Law, University of Virginia
Doctors facing grim choice over ventilators told to put patients with disabilities at the back of the lineWith a large number of patients with COVID-19, doctors face difficult choices.John Moore/Getty Images

As cases related to the novel coronavirus continue to strain hospitals, doctors face difficult choices about rationing scarce medical resources like ventilators – choices that will likely determine who lives and who dies.

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