No EMTALA in Portugal, sadly

[old_boy]

Marta Temido: Portugal health minister quits after pregnant tourist dies - BBC News

Portugal's Marta Temido was criticised for closing some natal units, forcing risky transfers for women.

www.bbc.com

I know many here have their problems w EMTALA but active labor transfers are dangerous as the Portuguese are finding out tragically. Perhaps more to the story (eclampsia? PE?) but highlights what EMTALA got right.

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[miacomet]

Folks don't realize how restrictive "universal" healthcare is in Europe. It's for citizens and not really anyone else. We may have a terrible maternity mortality rate here, but this lady might well have survived. Tragic.