Switzerland’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The main regulatory avenue that Switzerland’s Federal Council has used in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been federal orders.
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Nowhere has a democratic country witnessed such frontal and public quarrel within its own government as in Brazil.
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The trust-based Swedish approach to the Corona-crisis — relatively moderate compared to most other countries — has been both hailed and heavily criticized.
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A common feature in emergency times around the world is that more powers are employed by the government and individual rights are curtailed.
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Read more: Anti-COVID Measures Restricting Civil Liberties in Italy: Issues of Legality and Legitimacy Anti-COVID Measures Restricting Civil Liberties in Italy: Issues of Legality and Legitimacy
Since March 2020, people in Italy have experienced human rights restrictions that are unprecedented in the country’s republican history.
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Read more: Framing the Digital Symposium – Global Responses to COVID-19: Rights, Democracy, and the Law Framing the Digital Symposium – Global Responses to COVID-19: Rights, Democracy, and the Law
This digital symposium presents a pointillist portrait of the spectrum of rights-related measures adopted to stop the spread of COVID-19 around the world.
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A judge ruled recently that a patient, known as MB, who had occupied an NHS bed for over a year, must vacate it and instead receive care in the community.
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Read more: The Harms of Abortion Restrictions During the COVID-19 Pandemic The Harms of Abortion Restrictions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
These policies restricting abortion are unlikely to conserve PPE, and more importantly, they mischaracterize the nature and importance of abortions.
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Read more: New COVID-19 Resources from the Petrie-Flom Center New COVID-19 Resources from the Petrie-Flom Center
In addition to a list of featured resources is a broader collection of our work on COVID-19. The page is dynamic and frequently updated.
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One of many patient safety issues raised by the pandemic is that expectant mothers are considering freebirthing more after home births are cancelled.
