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Rights groups: coronavirus treatment plan discriminates

| March 23, 2020 8:27 AM

SEATTLE (AP) — Rights groups in Washington state filed a complaint Monday with federal health officials claiming plans developed by the state health department and University of Washington Medical Center for rationing life-saving equipment and treatments while responding to the coronavirus outbreak discriminates against disabled people.

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