title: [Constitutional requirements of rationing].
abstract: Rationing is an emotive issue in the field of public health. This complicates the rational discourse, which is indispensable for analyzing the rationing conditions as set out by constitutional law and which requires manifold differentiation and consideration that shall briefly be outlined in the following short contribution. Of central significance is the distinction between indirect and direct rationing as well as the reference to the essential responsibility of legislators for rationing decisions.
authors.affiliation: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Lehrstuhl für Offentliches Recht, Halle. winfried.kluth@jura.uni-halle.de
authors.forename: Winfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kluth
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards; D005858:Germany; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D040841:Resource Allocation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D012935:Social Justice