TY - JOUR T1 - Red herrings, circuit-breakers and ageism in the COVID-19 debate JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 645 LP - 646 DO - 10.1136/medethics-2020-107115 VL - 47 IS - 9 AU - David R Lawrence AU - John Harris Y1 - 2021/09/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/47/9/645.abstract N2 - In their recent paper ‘Why lockdown of the elderly is not ageist and why levelling down equality is wrong’ Savulescu and Cameron attempt to argue the case for subjecting the ‘elderly’ to limits not imposed on other generations. We argue that selective lockdown of the elderly is unnecessary and cruel, as well as discriminatory, and that this group may suffer more than others in similar circumstances. Further, it constitutes an unjustifiable deprivation of liberty. ER -