The measure that was introduced on Thursday states: “No hospital in Philadelphia may engage in medical deportation, either directly or through a designated agent.”
by Seton Hall University School of Law’s Center for Social Justice and the Health Justice Program at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest., though commonly used, is a misnomer, since the power of removal rests with the federal government, not with hospitals or flight companies. The practice goes on quietly, immigration advocates say, often without the consent of patients and families.
, immigration advocates said. Patients can be sent to countries that cannot provide the level of care that’s needed. “We want patients to make that decision on their own and not have hospitals make that decision for them,” said Adrianna Torres-Garcia, deputy director of the Free Migration Project, a Philadelphia-based advocacy group. “This bill would give people more information about their health-care choices, and more information and how and when this [deportation] happens.”
“As future physicians, we all pledge to do our best to help the sick, in whatever condition we find them and regardless of their means,” he said.
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