End-of-Life Care for Unauthorized Immigrants in the U.S

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Christopher MetchnikoffVyjeyanthi S Periyakoil

Abstract

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes the inherent dignity, the equal and unalienable rights to be universally protected for all humans irrespective of race, color, gender, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Though this includes the right to dignity-conserving care for terminally ill unauthorized immigrants, access to quality end-of-life care eludes them. Most of the estimated 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants either entered the country without the knowledge of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or were admitted on a temporary visa and stayed past its expiration date. Unsafe living conditions, occupational hazards, lack of access to routine healthcare, scarceness of a social and financial support system, fear of deportation, discrimination and incarceration limit healthcare access of unauthorized immigrants. Lack of access to preventative primary care encounters often results in this population's dependence on acute emergency services for treatment. Lack of opportunity for advance care planning discussions and lack of eligibility to hospice services commonly contributes to poor end of life care. As unauthorized immigrants appro...Continue Reading

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Apr 30, 2019·Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing : JHPN : the Official Journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association·Polly MazanecAmbereen K Mehta
Apr 15, 2019·Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health·Lisa Seto NielsenCatriona Buick
Dec 23, 2020·Journal of Palliative Medicine·Nathan A GrayKimberly S Johnson
Feb 27, 2018·Journal of Pain and Symptom Management·Vyjeyanthi S PeriyakoilTimothy Quill

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