Master in Food Ethics and Law

UNESCO Chair in Bioethics

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  • Bioethics and Law Observatory
  • UNESCO Chair in Bioethics
  • University of Barcelona
  • Faculty of Law
  • Ave. Diagonal, 684
  • 08034 Barcelona
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • obd.ub@ub.edu
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  • Master in Bioethics and Law
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • master.bd@ub.edu

 

"Respecting Disability Rights — Toward Improved Crisis Standards of CareMich"

The New England Journal of Medicine

In times of emergency, many legal strictures can flex. For example, to enable hospitals to respond to Covid-19, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently waived a swath of federal regulatory requirements. But  though  officials’  emergency  powers are extensive, the ability to discard antidiscrimination protec-tions  is  not  among  them.  A  hall-mark of our legal system is that our  commitment  to  prohibiting  invidious discrimination remains steadfast  even  in  times  of  emer-gency.