@article {Hausman559, author = {Daniel Hausman}, title = {Hope or despair: a response to {\textquoteleft}Do not despair about severity{\textemdash}yet{\textquoteright}}, volume = {46}, number = {8}, pages = {559--559}, year = {2020}, doi = {10.1136/medethics-2020-106162}, publisher = {Institute of Medical Ethics}, abstract = {This is a brief response to {\textquoteleft}Do not despair about severity{\textemdash}yet{\textquoteright} by Barra et al. It argues that they have no serious criticisms of Daniel Hausman{\textquoteright}s essay, {\textquoteleft}The Significance of Severity{\textquoteright}{\textquotedblright} and that indeed their work lends further support to his view that there is no justification for prioritising severity. As policy-akers, Barra and his coauthors are more constrained by popular attitudes, which apparently favour prioritising severity.}, issn = {0306-6800}, URL = {https://jme.bmj.com/content/46/8/559}, eprint = {https://jme.bmj.com/content/46/8/559.full.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Medical Ethics} }