Asymmetrical reasons, newborn infants, and resource allocation

In his target article “Saving or Creating - Which are we doing when we resuscitate extremely preterm infants?”, Travis Rieder argues that asymmetrical reasons would justify withholding resuscitation from some Extremely Preterm Infants(EPIs) when this would not be justified in older children.(Rieder...

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Main Authors: Hayden, D, Wilkinson, D
Format: Journal article
Published: Taylor and Francis 2017
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description In his target article “Saving or Creating - Which are we doing when we resuscitate extremely preterm infants?”, Travis Rieder argues that asymmetrical reasons would justify withholding resuscitation from some Extremely Preterm Infants(EPIs) when this would not be justified in older children.(Rieder 2017) <br/> Our commentary focuses on two issues raised by the target article. First, we critically analyze the normative basis of The Asymmetry and when it should apply to decisions. Second, we look at the wider implications of asymmetrical reasons for resource allocation.
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