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U.K. Watchdog Group: ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ Orders Given To COVID Patients With Learning Disabilities

Charlotte Pence Bond
U.K. Watchdog Group: ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ Orders Given To COVID Patients With Learning Disabilities
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A watchdog group in the United Kingdom has claimed that patients with learning disabilities who were infected with coronavirus were given do not resuscitate orders.

Mencap is a group that focuses on helping people with learning disabilities. According to a report by The Guardian, the group “said it had received reports in January from people with learning disabilities that they had been told they would not be resuscitated if they were taken ill with Covid-19.”

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