• BlueMagma
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    I don’t know about the other countries, but In France there definitely still are problems, check this recent story https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/a-la-une/on-lui-refuse-l-acces-aux-urgences-elle-accouche-sur-le-parking-de-l-hopital

    A pregnant women was refused entrance to a private hospital she was forced to give birth on the parking lot in front of the entrance.

    Sure the USA have an awful system but it doesn’t mean it’s perfect everywhere else. There are people that are bankrupt because of medical treatment here too. And we also have corrupt CEOs making it worse

    Every country needs a Luigi.

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      USA have an awful system but it doesn’t mean it’s perfect everywhere else

      I don’t think that’s the message in this post either, so… The message is, it’s just far, far worse with the system they have, due to all healthcare being privatized.

      At least that is my understanding. 🤷‍♂️

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      I don’t speak French. Why didn’t she go to the public one? Why was she forced to give birth on the parking? Why not call an ambulance?

      Unpopular opinion incoming: I can understand if they didn’t allow her in in a PRIVATE one if she was not covered.

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        She was too far gone to be able to go to the nearest public one.

        It’s actually a huge scandal in France, we have laws preventing this, and the hospital is pretending that it was a mistake from an individual employee to refuse her.