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Disabled Woman Denied Entrance To US Due To Private Medical Records

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-trip-for-you dept.

Jah-Wren Ryel writes "In 2012, Canadian Ellen Richardson was hospitalized for clinical depression. This past Monday she tried to board a plane to New York for a $6,000 Caribbean cruise. DHS denied her entry, citing supposedly private medical records listing her hospitalization. From the story: '“I was turned away, I was told, because I had a hospitalization in the summer of 2012 for clinical depression,’’ said Richardson, who is a paraplegic and set up her cruise in collaboration with a March of Dimes group of about 12 others.'"

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  1. Not due to private medical records by Arduenn6058 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Due to her medical condition being advertised all over the internet: https://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-60604-911-2

    1. Re:Not due to private medical records by Cochonou · · Score: 5, Informative

      This book is from 2009. Unless it was very foreshadowing, it is hard to think that it can refer to events that happened in 2012.

    2. Re:Not due to private medical records by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

      If you check the article, you'll see that the DHS agent who rejected her specifically cited the medical incident from 2012.

  2. Re:very understandable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    This entire article is flamebait. She published a book one year ago about her ordeal with depression and suicide attempts leading to her being paraplegic. It's on a her own website, ellenrichardson.ca - yet the articles frame the issue as if her medical privacy was compromised? She published herself right on the Bio page about seeking repeated medical help.

    I'm starting to get tired of this shit Toronto Star.