Why people with disabilities rightly sued in Karlsruhe. And why it is so important that they were right. The obvious is no longer a matter of course in the pandemic.
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Heribert Prantl
Who can live? Who has to die The Federal Constitutional Court has arrangedthat in the event of the worst, that is, for triage in pandemic times, there must be “immediate” legal requirements. That is actually a matter of course. Finally, the criteria and processes for organ donation are precisely regulated by law. It always has to be that way when it comes to life and death; In a constitutional state, all essential things must be contained in a law. And what is essential – if not the questions of life and death? When I first heard of the constitutional lawsuits that were brought in Karlsruhe to enforce a triage law, I thought to myself: That’s right! As much as possible, there must be clarity, legal certainty and transparency in the terrible situations in which doctors have to decide who is ventilated and who is not, if and because there are too few ventilators.