ShootSpeeders
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More insanity. An american citizen could have gotten this liver but no - we'll give it to a criminal invader. Trump should tell ICE to swoop in and deport this criminal immediately.
Oregon hospital denies illegal immigrant a liver because of her status, then terminates its policy
feb 7 2018 An Oregon hospital who denied an illegal immigrant a liver transplant due to her lack of citizenship later terminated the policy.
Silvia Lesama-Santos, 46, who's said to be in "critical condition," was denied a liver transplant on Monday from the Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU) in Portland, Fox 12 Oregon reported, citing a press release from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Oregon.
The hospital sent the stay-at-home mother of four a letter explaining that since she does not have a “lawful presence or immigration documentation” in the U.S., she could not receive the transplant as hospital policy “requires proof” for transplant operations.
Lesama-Santos, a resident of the Portland area for more than 30 years, has health insurance through her husband’s employer, according to a copy of the letter published by the ACLU.
The hospital stated that Lesama-Santos could restart the process for requesting a liver transplant “when your situation has changed and you meet the above requirements.”
On the same day the ACLU released its statement — and called for the hospital to change its rules — OHSU terminated its policy barring illegal immigrants from receiving transplants.
“It was brought to our attention this evening that an archaic transplant policy was preventing an undocumented individual from being evaluated at OHSU,” a hospital statement read. “Upon learning of the policy, OHSU leaders acted immediately and terminated the policy. We deeply regret the pain this has caused the family."