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"A man lay on a New York City sidewalk with a gun shot wound, clutching his
side.
Emily Borghard, a social worker who hands out supplies to the homeless through
her nonprofit, found him and pulled out her phone, preparing to dial 911. But
the man begged her not to make the call, she said.
“No, no, no,” he said, telling her in Spanish that he would be deported.
Ms. Borghard tried to explain that federal law required hospitals to treat him,
regardless of his immigration status, but he was terrified.
“He said, ‘If I go to the emergency department, that will put me on their
radar,’” she recalled in an interview recounting the incident.
Across the country, doctors, nurses and social workers are increasingly
concerned that people with serious medical conditions, including injuries,
chronic illnesses and high-risk pregnancies, are forgoing medical care out of
fear of being apprehended by immigration officials. Since the Trump
administration announced plans for mass deportations and rescinded a Biden-era
policy that protected spaces like hospitals, medical clinics and churches from
immigration enforcement, doctors said they have seen sharp increases in patient
anxiety and appointment no-show rates.
If the trend continues, health care officials say, the list of consequences
could be long: Infectious diseases circulating unnecessarily; worsening health
care costs because of untreated chronic illnesses; and dangerous birth
complications for women who wait too long to seek help, among others."
Via Joyce Donahue.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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