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I don't know anything about the person in the article but if you still don't speak the language X years after immigrating to a country you have no one but yourself to blame for these kinds of situations.

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I guess I know why the parent is downvoted but in the end the responsibility is on both sides. If you don't speak fluent English you ask for interpreters in Spanish, Chinese, you name it. You can't insists on speaking an unpopular dialect/accents, can't even specify what best describe your dialect/accents, and expect anything from the hospitals.

People don't choose their native languages and everyone should expect adequate care at a hospital when they need it.

They do choose to move somewhere where their language is not spoken.

As stated in this article, the woman was receiving service in Arizona. The official language in that state is English, so you should expect services to be offered in that language.

What an ignorant, cruel, and infuriating position. I remember hearing my grandfather say this exact thing and realizing, at seven years old, that it was not how the world does or should work.

Frustrating that this continues to be an acceptable stance a half century later.

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