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Sign the petition to stop the "triage" protocol in Quebec that values only abled
#Eugenics #DisabilityRights #Accessibility #Justice
https://triage.quebec/signez-la-petition/
The petition is only available in French so English details are in the thread below:
#Eugenics #DisabilityRights #Accessibility #Justice
https://triage.quebec/signez-la-petition/
The petition is only available in French so English details are in the thread below:
Translation by Dr. Jonas-Sébastien Beaudry:
"Quebec has a adopted a protocol to determine who will get access to critical care if there aren't enough resources to care for everyone. The protocol discriminates against people with disabilities
"Quebec has a adopted a protocol to determine who will get access to critical care if there aren't enough resources to care for everyone. The protocol discriminates against people with disabilities
by stating that people could be denied care if they fall into one of the following categories:
-Trauma (TRISS score)
-Burn victims
-Cardiac arrest
-Severe cognitive impairment (inability to carry out activities of daily living independently) due to progressive disease
-Trauma (TRISS score)
-Burn victims
-Cardiac arrest
-Severe cognitive impairment (inability to carry out activities of daily living independently) due to progressive disease
-Advanced and irreversible neuromuscular disease (e.g. Parkinson's, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
-Metastatic malignancy
-Severe and irreversible neurological event (e.g. ICH, WFNS, IMPACT)
-Severe organ failure (e.g. MELD)
-Metastatic malignancy
-Severe and irreversible neurological event (e.g. ICH, WFNS, IMPACT)
-Severe organ failure (e.g. MELD)
-Functional capacity according to the clinical frailty score
-Palliative surgery
-Extended mechanical ventilation
-Other clinical judgment"
-Palliative surgery
-Extended mechanical ventilation
-Other clinical judgment"
The petition asks:
"-That the exclusion criteria referring to specific disabilities (such as cognitive impairment, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) be removed from the Protocol;
"-That the exclusion criteria referring to specific disabilities (such as cognitive impairment, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) be removed from the Protocol;
-That measurement instruments relating to functional autonomy (such as the clinical frailty score or the SMAF) cannot be used to exclude a patient from intensive care;
-That the guarantees necessary so that clinical judgment during the triage process cannot implicitly include discriminatory prejudices concerning the value of the life of a disabled person. An explicit statement to that effect should be included;
-That the necessary accommodations for disability, during and after critical care, so that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to receive, understand and benefit from this care;
-That people with disabilities and their representatives can participate in the revision of the Protocol;
-The Ministry of Health and Social Services should be more transparent about the triage process for access to intensive care set up in Quebec, in order to maintain public confidence."
