Thread by @Lollardfish, Don't murder disabled people.https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/06/coronavirus-ventilators-disabled-people/?fbclid=IwAR0wIKG9dYn1NWc9gsH-H4ianFZYmYoUdkJLVRsG-KwB03Co5tmaFPuG7So Don't murder disabled people.https://www.theatlantic. [...]

Don't murder disabled people. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/06/coronavirus-ventilators-disabled-people/?fbclid=IwAR0wIKG9dYn1NWc9gsH-H4ianFZYmYoUdkJLVRsG-KwB03Co5tmaFPuG7So

Perspective | Don’t deny ventilators to disabled patients

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/06/coronavirus-ventilators-disabled-people/?fbclid=IwAR0wIKG9dYn1NWc9gsH-H4ianFZYmYoUdkJLVRsG-KwB03Co5tmaFPuG7So

Don't murder disabled people. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/people-disabilities-worry-they-wont-get-treatment/609355/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share&fbclid=IwAR3PHHyt8_wogij6gjEMBv2N1ADi808DNV66K2Vj60SmydPP3FjAbkktlBI

Americans With Disabilities Are Terrified

They fear they could be denied lifesaving treatment if they end up in the hospital with COVID-19.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/people-disabilities-worry-they-wont-get-treatment/609355/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share&fbclid=IwAR3PHHyt8_wogij6gjEMBv2N1ADi808DNV66K2Vj60SmydPP3FjAbkktlBI

Don't murder disabled people. https://www.vox.com/first-person/2020/4/4/21204261/coronavirus-covid-19-disabled-people-disabilities-triage

I’m disabled and need a ventilator to live. Am I expendable during this pandemic?

As medical rationing becomes a reality, "quality of life" measures threaten disabled people like me.

https://www.vox.com/first-person/2020/4/4/21204261/coronavirus-covid-19-disabled-people-disabilities-triage

Don't murder disabled people. https://www.propublica.org/article/people-with-intellectual-disabilities-may-be-denied-lifesaving-care-under-these-plans-as-coronavirus-spreads

People With Intellectual Disabilities May Be Denied Lifesaving Care Under These Plans as Coronavi...

Disaster preparedness plans in Washington and Alabama say people with cognitive issues are a lower priority for lifesaving treatment. Disability advocacy organizations have asked the federal govern...

https://www.propublica.org/article/people-with-intellectual-disabilities-may-be-denied-lifesaving-care-under-these-plans-as-coronavirus-spreads

Don't murder disabled people. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/26/coronavirus-crisis-people-with-disabilities-discriminate/5082197002/

People with disabilities are afraid they will be denied health care because of coronavirus

As the coronavirus crisis grips the US, those with disabilities and chronic health conditions "are incredibly afraid of the rationing of healthcare."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/26/coronavirus-crisis-people-with-disabilities-discriminate/5082197002/

Don't murder disabled people. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/opinion/coronavirus-ventilators-triage-disability.html

Opinion | ‘I Will Not Apologize for My Needs’

Even in a crisis, doctors should not abandon the principle of nondiscrimination.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/opinion/coronavirus-ventilators-triage-disability.html

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