Australia giving down syndrome kids the boot

[Andrew2382]

Doctor told to get out because of son with Down syndrome | Herald Sun

A MIGRANT doctor and his family are being forced to leave Australia, and the Victorian town that desperately needs him, because his son has Down syndrome.

Dr Bernhard Moeller answered a call from the Federal Government and the Horsham community two years ago, and moved from Germany to become the town's only permanent specialist physician.

But the Department of Immigration and Citizenship this week rejected an application from Dr Moeller and his family for permanent residency because his 13-year-old son, Lukas, has Down syndrome and does not fit the bureaucracy's health criteria.



Touches a special place in the heart don't it

 

[random3434]

Doctor told to get out because of son with Down syndrome | Herald Sun

A MIGRANT doctor and his family are being forced to leave Australia, and the Victorian town that desperately needs him, because his son has Down syndrome.

Dr Bernhard Moeller answered a call from the Federal Government and the Horsham community two years ago, and moved from Germany to become the town's only permanent specialist physician.

But the Department of Immigration and Citizenship this week rejected an application from Dr Moeller and his family for permanent residency because his 13-year-old son, Lukas, has Down syndrome and does not fit the bureaucracy's health criteria.



Touches a special place in the heart don't it

"It is outrageous that in the same year the Australian Government ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, it is effectively stripping this young man of his human rights," Ms McAlpine said.

Yes they are.

At least the citizens are protesting this decision, and want his family to stay.

 

[Care4all]

this is one side effect of a universal healthcare run by gvt.... that is negative, and if we were EVER to go to a one payer, universal plan, we need to have laws in place to prevent this kind of discrimination against those with disabilities.

 

[random3434]

this is one side effect of a universal healthcare run by gvt.... that is negative, and if we were EVER to go to a one payer, universal plan, we need to have laws in place to prevent this kind of discrimination against those with disabilities.

We Do:


ADA Home Page - ada.gov - Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act

 

[jillian]

Yes they are.

At least the citizens are protesting this decision, and want his family to stay.

Actually, every country, including this one, has restrictions on bringing in people who will not be self-supporting.

I think perhaps the focus on Australia is a bit self-serving as it has nothing to do with "socialized medicine" as much as it does controlling one's borders... you know, something the right likes so much.

Can't have a nanny state, after all.

 

[xsited1]

Thank GOD for enlightened societies like Australia!

 

[strollingbones]

jillian is correct...i can remember when if you were epileptic you couldnt enter canada

 

[jillian]

jillian is correct...i can remember when if you were epileptic you couldnt enter canada

If I'm not mistaken, I think you still can also be deported from the U.S. for becoming a public charge.

I think they just feel like whining about the durn furriners today.

 

[Ravi]

It's encouraging to see Andrew advocating to allow retarded hispanics American citizenship.

 

[GigiBowman]

Thank GOD for enlightened societies like Australia!

Did Australia also force it's citizens to surrender their guns?


when you see the writing on the wall.......

 

[Againsheila]

Doctor told to get out because of son with Down syndrome | Herald Sun

A MIGRANT doctor and his family are being forced to leave Australia, and the Victorian town that desperately needs him, because his son has Down syndrome.

Dr Bernhard Moeller answered a call from the Federal Government and the Horsham community two years ago, and moved from Germany to become the town's only permanent specialist physician.

But the Department of Immigration and Citizenship this week rejected an application from Dr Moeller and his family for permanent residency because his 13-year-old son, Lukas, has Down syndrome and does not fit the bureaucracy's health criteria.



Touches a special place in the heart don't it

Yes, it does, however, I understand Austrailia's thinking...they don't want to pay for that down syndrome kid for the rest of his life. The Dr isn't a citizen so they have every right to ask him to leave.

Most countries don't want to have to take care of the rest of the world's problems. Austrailia is one of the places that wouldn't take my family when we were looking to emmigrate. In fact, there isn't a country that will take us. I have two special needs kids. It's difficult to get my own government to provide for my kids yet we let in all these other kids to take money away from our own special needs citizens. How much did Elivra collect on her son with ADHD? I got NOTHING for my kids until they were over 18 but all these immigrants come in here and have special needs kids and they have special organizations set up, paid for with our taxes, that tells them how to take advantage of our system. We have no such thing for our own citizens. It's criminal.

 

[Care4all]

seems like discrimination to me....if you have a born disability you are not given the same rights as other healthy humans....

these are not criminal felons, they are not people with transmital diseases, they are children born with their disabilities and discriminated against, purely for that....

 

[Andrew2382]

It's encouraging to see Andrew advocating to allow retarded hispanics American citizenship.

I always have a special place in my heart for retards rav,

that's why i will always acknowledge you

 

[xsited1]

Did Australia also force it's citizens to surrender their guns?


when you see the writing on the wall.......

They do have strict gun control laws, but many still have guns.

I guess Australia is going for a more 'pure' society. They don't want any retards in their country. That would just bring everyone else down.

 

[Uabblazer08]

wow.. atleast our country isn't that bad

 

[doeton]

wow.. atleast our country isn't that bad

this is one side effect of a universal healthcare run by gvt.... that is negative, and if we were EVER to go to a one payer, universal plan, we need to have laws in place to prevent this kind of discrimination against those with disabilities.

ah, hello.

do you think our current private insurance companies just welcome people pre-existing conditions?

 

[Care4all]

ah, hello.

do you think our current private insurance companies just welcome people pre-existing conditions?

a private insurance company can not keep you from getting citizenship doeton...yes, they can deny health coverage....

The doctor said in the article he can pay for all of his son's needs...

 

[doeton]

a private insurance company can not keep you from getting citizenship doeton...yes, they can deny health coverage....

The doctor said in the article he can pay for all of his son's needs...

shxt as if the doeton missed that...

it was in response to your statement

"this is one side effect of a universal healthcare run by gvt.... that is negative,"