AP (8/20, Whitehurst) reports Utah “overhauled crisis guidelines Thursday that could have put people with disabilities at the back of the line if hospitals become overwhelmed during the coronavirus pandemic, adopting a new plan that federal officials said should serve as a national model for removing bias from life-or-death decisions.” The changes “settle a complaint from disability advocates and set a new standard for other states in removing bias from making potentially agonizing decisions, said Roger Severino, director of the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.” Utah “was one of several states facing complaints over state guidelines meant to help doctors and nurses making life-or-death decisions.