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Only under utilitarian analysis can age-based limitation to ICU care be justified. In all other frameworks, age is only one consideration in the decision to admit or not admit. Because Americans are reluctant to give larger shares of money to healthcare when it means excluding other social needs, the utilitarian argument will continue to be debated.
只有在功利主义分析的情况下，基于年龄对重症监护病房护理进行限制才是合理的。在所有其他框架下，年龄只是决定是否收治的一个考虑因素。由于美国人在这意味着要排除其他社会需求时，不愿将更多资金投入医疗保健，功利主义的论点将继续受到争议。
