Christopher Ryan Maboloc
Christopher Ryan Maboloc is an ASAP Global Justice Program Fellow at Yale University. He is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Ateneo de Davao University. He finished his doctorate at the University of San Carlos, maxima cum laude. He has a Master's in Applied Ethics from Linköping University in Sweden and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He was trained in democracy and governance at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Bonn and Berlin, Germany. He was awarded the Public Intellectual Prize by the Philosophical Association of the Philippines in 2020.
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Address: c/o Philosophy Department, Ateneo de Davao University, Roxas Ave., Davao City, Philippines
Supervisors: Goran Collste
Address: c/o Philosophy Department, Ateneo de Davao University, Roxas Ave., Davao City, Philippines
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to emphasize that the age-based criteria in deciding whether to treat elderly Covid-19 patients or not is violative of the bioethical principle of justice since it discriminates against them.
Method: This study uses the interpretive method. The authors analyzed the literature and the arguments pertaining to the issue of ageism at the height of the Covid-19 Pandemic. We mentioned the countries where the issue of prioritization was a big concern. The qualitative analysis in this paper is meant to respond to such medical dilemma.
Analysis: In our analysis, we determined that when age is used as a criterion, it violates the bioethical principle of justice. The principle is meant to ensure that physicians are fair in dealing with patients. Using age in deciding whether a life is worth saving or not is a prejudice against old people who require care and attention.
Discussion: Medical doctors must treat patients equally and without bias. The challenge, however, is that due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, a triage is put in place to be able to manage the overwhelming influx of Covid-19 patients. Some age-based medical treatment criteria that recommend age-based cutoffs for specific treatments are morally
untenable. This is because the same is bereft of any acceptable justification that warrants the judgment that the elderly must have
less priority when medical resources are scarce.
Conclusion: In conclusion, doctors must not discriminate patients on the basis of age. All lives are equal in moral worth. We argue that governments must promulgate non-discriminatory policies when it comes to medical treatment during a global public health emergency
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to emphasize that the age-based criteria in deciding whether to treat elderly Covid-19 patients or not is violative of the bioethical principle of justice since it discriminates against them.
Method: This study uses the interpretive method. The authors analyzed the literature and the arguments pertaining to the issue of ageism at the height of the Covid-19 Pandemic. We mentioned the countries where the issue of prioritization was a big concern. The qualitative analysis in this paper is meant to respond to such medical dilemma.
Analysis: In our analysis, we determined that when age is used as a criterion, it violates the bioethical principle of justice. The principle is meant to ensure that physicians are fair in dealing with patients. Using age in deciding whether a life is worth saving or not is a prejudice against old people who require care and attention.
Discussion: Medical doctors must treat patients equally and without bias. The challenge, however, is that due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, a triage is put in place to be able to manage the overwhelming influx of Covid-19 patients. Some age-based medical treatment criteria that recommend age-based cutoffs for specific treatments are morally
untenable. This is because the same is bereft of any acceptable justification that warrants the judgment that the elderly must have
less priority when medical resources are scarce.
Conclusion: In conclusion, doctors must not discriminate patients on the basis of age. All lives are equal in moral worth. We argue that governments must promulgate non-discriminatory policies when it comes to medical treatment during a global public health emergency