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red_rising@lemmy.world 4 months agoAssuming the mother/baby don’t die in the hospital waiting room bathroom because the hospital refused treatment.
Tuberculosis is still world’s deadliest infectious disease. Mostly because the healthcare in developing countries lack access to the necessary treatment for it.
TB is a solved problem in developed countries such as US. Barely anyone gets it anymore, let alone die from it.
Hospitals generally won’t refuse treatment to anyone as far as I know, even if you tell them straight up at check in that you won’t be able to pay them. You’ll still get treated, provided they have the space and staff available to treat you.
However, afterward, that debt will haunt you like a vengeful ghost for the rest of your life.
I believe it’s a reference to the problems caused by the fucked up abortion laws going on recently, not about payment (though that’s its own concern). From a quick search:
theguardian.com/…/pregnant-women-denied-care-us-h…
One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her to the hospital.
Fair point, I didn’t even make that connection. Seems obvious now in hindsight.
sanpedropeddler@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
I get our healthcare system sucks but it isn’t worse than countless children dying of malaria.