"The diagnosis Dr. N entered—possible pneumonia—provided justification, but it was not the reason she admitted him. She felt responsible for the patient’s future, so she made up a diagnosis to orchestrate an admission. Dr. N figured that immigration agents could not simply wait in the hallway. She hoped they would leave.

They did."

https://slate.com/technology/2026/01/ice-hospitals-ohio-law-medicine.html

#PublicHealth #hospitals #physicians #bioethics #morality #MoralInjury #immigrant #immigration #ICE #detention

"The diagnosis Dr. N entered—possible pneumonia—provided justification, but it was not the reason she admitted him. She felt responsible for the patient’s future, so she made up a diagnosis to orchestrate an admission. Dr. N figured that immigration agents could not simply wait in the hallway. She hoped they would leave.

They did."

https://slate.com/technology/2026/01/ice-hospitals-ohio-law-medicine.html

#PublicHealth #hospitals #physicians #bioethics #morality #MoralInjury #immigrant #immigration #ICE #detention