On February 11, 2021, a coalition of civil rights groups and legal scholars released a report entitled Examining How Crisis Standards of Care May Lead to Intersectional Medical Discrimination Against COVID-19 Patients [PDF] [Word]. The report provides an explanation of crisis standards of care policies implemented by states and hospital systems and how they may discriminate against marginalized individuals and communities, the principles that should apply to prevent discrimination, the relevant civil rights legal framework, and recommended strategies to ensure that crisis standards do not discriminate during the pandemic or in the future. The report highlights the deaths of Michael Hickson and Sarah McSweeney who were denied life-sustaining treatment by physicians who expressed clear biases regarding the value of their lives.
New Report Released on Intersectional Medical Discrimination During COVID-19
February 12, 2021
