Coronavirus: A Good Opportunity to Get Rid of the Mentally Retarded?
They asked the federal U.S. government to clarify provisions made in the states of Washington and Alabama, Cal-Catholic.com writes.
More than 7 million people in the U.S. are mentally retarded.
Alabama says that “persons with severe mental retardation, advanced dementia or severe traumatic brain injury may be poor candidates for ventilator support.”
They are also called “unlikely candidates for ventilator support.”
Other plans include vague provisions which can easily be interpreted to the detriment of mentally retarded persons.
The death of Emily Wallace, a 67-year-old with Down syndrome in a group home in Georgia, was an early warning sign of the dangers facing the community, advocates say.