Catholic News Agency: “Catholic Groups Call for Ethical Healthcare Triage in Coronavirus Pandemic”
The NCBC’s work on ethical health care triage during the pandemic was discussed in an April 9, 2020, article by Catholic News Agency:
“We call for a national set of clear and ethical triage protocols that affirm the dignity of all people. Until then, we urge hospitals and health care professionals to adopt protocols that protect the vulnerable and reject discrimination. The principle of the equal dignity and value of every human life depend on it,” the National Catholic Bioethics Center and the Christus Medicus Foundation said in an April 9 statement.
“America’s healthcare workers on the frontlines are already confronting this question as they work to save lives in unprecedented triage situations in our homeland. The situation will worsen in the coming days. Who is given lifesaving care in a time of limited intensive care capacity and rationed equipment is one of the greatest moral questions our nation has ever faced,” the statement added.
“How we respond is a reflection of our values, one that will define us forever.”