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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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