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== UK ==
== UK ==
Those with "learning disabilities" including Autism and Down Syndrome were either given<ref>Those with learning disabilities were given DNACPR notices https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/13/new-do-not-resuscitate-orders-imposed-on-covid-19-patients-with-learning-difficulties</ref> or offered<ref>Those with learning disabilities were offered DNR orders https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10346479/GPs-offered-teenage-patients-learning-disabilities-not-resuscitate-orders.html</ref> "Do not resuscitate" orders during the second COVID wave.
 
Those with "learning disabilities" including Autism and Down Syndrome were either given<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/13/new-do-not-resuscitate-orders-imposed-on-covid-19-patients-with-learning-difficulties Those with learning disabilities were given DNACPR notices]</ref> or offered<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10346479/GPs-offered-teenage-patients-learning-disabilities-not-resuscitate-orders.html Those with learning disabilities were offered DNR orders]</ref> "Do not resuscitate" orders during the second COVID wave.


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== References ==

Revision as of 08:11, 24 August 2022

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Some places restrict the rights of formally diagnosed autistics. This article is meant to list those places and give details.

UK

Those with "learning disabilities" including Autism and Down Syndrome were either given[1] or offered[2] "Do not resuscitate" orders during the second COVID wave.

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