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Nursing & Healthcare
December 03-04 , 2018
Amsterdam, Nether l ands
Journal of Nursing and Health Studies
ISSN: 2574-2825 Nursing & Healthcare 2018
In recent decades, efforts have been made by migrant workers from third world
countries, to immigrate to developed countries in order to improve their wages
and quality of life. This is often done in contravention of immigration laws of the
destination country, especially when seeking a better life, such as infiltration
of migrant workers to the United States from Mexico. This phenomenon also
existed in Israel, especially from the Egypt border. The possibility of sick illegal
immigrant`s access to health care institutions in most European countries
is limited to emergency situations. In the United States, hospitals deal with
the constant need to health expenditures, some are choosing "unlawful"
deportations of illegal patients in order to save money. Utilitarianism states
that the ends justify the means’ i.e. the value of an action is determined by
its contribution to overall utility and happiness while minimizing the suffering.
This doctrine argues that actions are morally correct, as they tend to increase
happiness. This philosophy depends on consequentiality and is considered as
a selfish approach, as it doesn’t take into account any kind of suffering which
the society may face due to a particular action plan. In contrast, deontology is
based on fairness and social justice. The moral value of the action lies in the
act itself. There are things that are worth doing and there are things that we will
do and no matter what will be the outcome. The presentation will highlight the
questions that arise from the debate about the morality of deportation of sick
illegal immigrants, the ethical approaches involved and conclusions regarding
health coverage for illegal immigrants.
Biography
Miriam I Siebzehner Deputy Director and Senior Researcher
Israeli Center for Technology Assessment in Health Care
(ICTAHC ). She holds two MA's in Nursing from Tel Aviv
University and in Public Administration from Harvard’s John F
Kennedy School of Government. She received her PhD in Health
Management from Ben-Gurion University. She is the Chief
Nurse Officer of the Central Health District, Ministry of Health.
She has published more than 30 articles in professional Israeli
and international journals. She has lectured in professional
educational programs in Tel-Aviv University. During 20 years,
she is a Consultant to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Division for
International Cooperation on Health Issues for Latin America
and selected African countries. She has received professional
awards: The International Council of Nurses and 3M, Israel
Award for outstanding professional achievements, the Ministry
of Health Outstanding Employee Award in recognition of highest
level of excellence, The Prime Minister Office Civil Service
Commission Outstanding Governmental Employee Award.
The deportation of sick illegal immigrants-is it moral?
Miriam I Siebzehner and Dorit Rubinstein
1Central Health District-Ministry of Health, Israel
2Geriatrics Division, Ministry of Health, Israel
Miriam I Siebzehner et al., J Nurs Health Stud 2018, Volume: 3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2825-C5-015