Do you think hospitals should turn away sick and injured ppl for being in the country illegally?Where do you suggest these sick and injured ppl go to seek medical care?
2006-08-09 07:29:48 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Speaking as a medical profesional I would and have treated all sick and injured people without exception. However...I was in the military and we do not ask for payment. Medicine is a duty man MUST perform for ALL without question or compensation before we will be truly the civilization we would like to be.
2006-08-09 07:40:27 · answer #1 · answered by jim_2170 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hospitals should put the lives of citizens before illegals- citizens should get chosen in waiting rooms, admitting rooms, etc. first. Where should these "sick and injured people" go? If it's a non-emergency case or a case where you have prior notice (ie. normal pregnancy, non-emergency surgery, etc.), back to Mexico. If it's not, to the nearest emergency room. HOWEVER, there must be two rules:
a. Any emergency patients that are citizens and that arrive first, at the same time, or nearly at the same time get chosen first.
b. The illegals should have to pay an extra fee in addition to their hospital expenses.
-Remember: Illegals are not citizens, and therefore do NOT have the same legal rights as citizens. They also are not entitled to citizen benefits- they should be happy that the hospitals will even take them.
2006-08-09 12:58:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
HELL YES! Every other business has the right to refuse service! Why not a hospital, since hospitals are eating the cost of unpaid bills from illegals! Frigin illegals are costing the taxpayers billions of dollars a year in unpaid bills. Their women come over here knocked up, just to have their friggin kids, and stick us with the bill! If they stayed in their own damn country, they wouldn't be costing US. Let em die in the damn desert or wherever, i really don't give a damn!
2006-08-09 10:17:30 · answer #3 · answered by sqwirl_hater 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only for non-emergencies. I don't think anyone with a serious life threatening illness, injury or condition should be turned away. Still, I think that illegals in the country should have to give something back to the hospital for that. Perhaps they could exchange community service hours or bilingual translation time, since they don't usually (USUALLY) pay the taxes that afford them these services.
2006-08-09 07:37:26 · answer #4 · answered by MEL T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hospitals turn a lot of people away for inability to pay. Somehow that doesn't apply to illegals.
I think health care needs to be given in an emergency. But I think if a person is illegally here, they should be deported when their health stabilizes.
I suspect we will disagree on this one, but I am assuming border security and screened amnesty first. We have to enforce our laws. Thinking it was 'too intrusive' to ask legal status and deport people when they came for services is what got us into this mess.
2006-08-09 09:46:39 · answer #5 · answered by DAR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not! That would be more of a violation of human rights instead of citizens rights. Even if it isn't an emergency they still need care as well, whether it just be a cold or check up for shots. I mean come on, if things aren't treated before they become and emergency than its only going to get worse, such as a cold, they would do nothing but spread it around until they were to sick to move. I understand people are pissed about them using up our hospitals but its better then an epidemic of sick, injured, birthing people on the streets.
2006-08-09 09:35:16 · answer #6 · answered by Chelle's Belle 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, if they need help, they should receive help without having to go thru all the paper work. They are humans also, and losing a life due to having turned them away because of their legal status would make a bad impression on that hospital i think.
2006-08-09 08:23:19 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life-threatening Emergencies should not be turned away for any reason including abiilty to pay. Non-life threatening emergency visits should be rescheduled with a doctor in their homeland. This would include childbirth and strep throats. It is a harsh policy. Maybe an exclusion would be for those with cash to pay in full or with full health coverage. Or america needs to negotiate a reimbursement of these costs from the mexican government.
2006-08-09 07:34:26 · answer #8 · answered by answers999 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, of course no one should be refused emergency treatment, regardless of their legal status. But, if not emergency, then they should have the right to refuse treatment if the person is not going to pay for it.
However, I have issue with reading in the news that even Mexicans IN Mexico, just over the border, often call the ambulance service in the USA, rather than calling their OWN ambulance service and the US ambulance service goes to them! I think the US ambulance service should be able to re-route their calls to the Mexican service in these cases.
2006-08-09 08:37:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel that hospitals should provide unconditional immediate stabilizing care for the sick and injured. Further than that, I feel that they should be aided in seeking legal assistance
2006-08-09 07:58:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋