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Politicians criticize the Bioethics Guideline

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The Bioethics Guideline is necessary during the decision-making process of healthcare workers during a public health crisis - Photo: Guillermo Arias/AFP
19/04/2020 |10:03
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Politicians criticize the Bioethics Guideline

More and more politicians are now criticizing the Bioethics Guideline , a document that is necessary for the decision-making process of healthcare workers during a public health crisis , however, it has been questioned because it prioritizes young people over the elderly when doctors don’t have enough resources to treat both. After all the attacks, health workers from the INER and the National Nutrition Institute have voiced their concern about politicians criminalizing a document that will be essential if the COVID-19 pandemic collapses Mexico’s healthcare system.

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