Alocação de recursos médicos escassos para salvar vidas: por que a idade importa?
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https://doi.org/10.5007/1677-2954.2023.e97630Palavras-chave:
Idade, Recursos médicos escassos, Dano da morteResumo
Neste artigo, abordamos o problema da justificação moral do uso da idade como critério para alocação de recursos médicos escassos para salvar vidas. Apresentamos e discutimos quatro justificações que se destacam na literatura filosófica: eficiência; suficiência; igualitária e prioritária. Procuramos demonstrar que todas elas são insatisfatórias uma vez que acarretam implicações contraintuitivas em casos que envolvem fetos e recém-nascidos. Sugerimos então outra justificativa para a relevância da idade com base no Enfoque do Interesse Temporalizado do dano causado pela morte. Por fim, avaliamos uma objeção que poderia limitar o alcance da justificação defendida, levando-nos a traçar uma distinção entre justificação do dano e justificação estrita do dano.
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