- Thread starter
- Staff
- #1
Dadparvar
Staff member
- Nov 11, 2016
- 10,601
- 0
- 6
German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann announced Tuesday that the German legislature must take action to protect disabled patients and patients with pre-existing conditions in the event of triage caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Buschmann’s proclamation comes after an identical ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court.
The Federal Constitutional Court consists of sixteen justices divided into two Senates. Half of the justices are appointed by the Bundestag, directly elected representatives, and half are appointed by the Bundesrat, representatives of each federal region.
On December 16, 2021, the First Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that Article Three of Basic Law, Germany’s federal constitution, includes a mandate to “protect people from being disadvantaged because of their disability.” Currently, the German legislature does not effectively protect disabled citizens against discrimination if COVID-19 patients outnumber limited intensive care resources, the court asserted.
Minister Buschmann noted that the government’s first goal is to avoid triage altogether. However, if triage is necessary, “clear rules are needed to protect people with disabilities from discrimination.”
Buschmann promised that the Bundesregierung, the Federal Government, will “quickly” submit draft legislation to conform with the Constitutional Court’s ruling.
The post Germany legislature will enact law to protect COVID-19 patients with disabilities appeared first on JURIST - News.
Continue reading...
Note: We don't have any responsibilities about this news. Its been posted here by Feed Reader and we had no controls and checking on it. And because News posted here will be deleted automatically after 21 days, threads are closed so that no one spend time to post and discuss here. You can always check the source and discuss in their site.
The Federal Constitutional Court consists of sixteen justices divided into two Senates. Half of the justices are appointed by the Bundestag, directly elected representatives, and half are appointed by the Bundesrat, representatives of each federal region.
On December 16, 2021, the First Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that Article Three of Basic Law, Germany’s federal constitution, includes a mandate to “protect people from being disadvantaged because of their disability.” Currently, the German legislature does not effectively protect disabled citizens against discrimination if COVID-19 patients outnumber limited intensive care resources, the court asserted.
Minister Buschmann noted that the government’s first goal is to avoid triage altogether. However, if triage is necessary, “clear rules are needed to protect people with disabilities from discrimination.”
Buschmann promised that the Bundesregierung, the Federal Government, will “quickly” submit draft legislation to conform with the Constitutional Court’s ruling.
The post Germany legislature will enact law to protect COVID-19 patients with disabilities appeared first on JURIST - News.
Continue reading...
Note: We don't have any responsibilities about this news. Its been posted here by Feed Reader and we had no controls and checking on it. And because News posted here will be deleted automatically after 21 days, threads are closed so that no one spend time to post and discuss here. You can always check the source and discuss in their site.