Showing posts with label citizenship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label citizenship. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Arizona Bill Would Require Hospitals Check Citizenship Status of Patients: Health care not sick care


In news from Arizona, Republican lawmakers are pushing a bill that would require doctors and nurses to check on the citizenship status of their patients. Under the bill, hospitals would be required—when admitting non-emergency cases— to confirm that a person seeking care is a U.S. citizen or in the country legally. The bill has sparked outrage in the medical profession.