OPINION: As the number of Covid-19 infections grows and as we see how our health services struggle, the health services are faced with a prospect that many might find disturbing: Who lives, who dies? writes Father Anthony Egan. Covid19inSA coronavirus
First, those needing immediate attention to recover. Second, those who can wait. Third, those whose prospects of recovery are so small that they would be made as comfortable as possible and then left to die.
The Catholic Church, for example, draws a distinction between direct killing and letting die. While direct killing is wrong, there is no obligation to keep people alive by artificial means. Imagine an attempt to constantly share limited ventilators and oxygen among all Covid-19 patients in a ward.
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