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Compulsory Medical Testing for Asylum Seekers

  • 13-05-2002 3:59am
    #1
    johnKarma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46 ✭


    I heard over the weekend that FG would introduce a scheme of compulsory medical testing for asylum seekers upon arrival in the State if elected to Government. Does anyone have any more info on this? What are your views on such a proposal?

    One argument against it is that it would be an invasion of the right to privacy. Personally, I have no problems in principle with such a test, provided it is not too invasive. I can see nothing wrong with attaching conditions to entering the country. Of course this all depends on what the test would consist of.

    EDIT: this might shed some light on the issue: http://www.ireland.com/focus/election_2002/news/2002/0511/news1.htm


Comments

  • #2
    Clintons Cat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,489 ✭✭✭Clintons Cat


    More information needed,
    Please provide a link or source
    many thanks.


  • #3
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,502 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    How about compulsory medical screening for everyone? Say once every 1-5 years?


  • #4
    mike65
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    I would'nt have any problem with everyone being screened, given an MOT of the body (and mind?!). God knows prevention is preferable and cheaper than cure. As for immigrants it makes sense after all the native population has a particular medical profile as regards disease, no-one here is likely to contract malaria without leaving the country for example (until climate change kicks in...) but incomers might be carrying something that the local population and medical system is unprepared for.

    Mike.


  • #5
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,502 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Originally posted by mike65
    no-one here is likely to contract malaria without leaving the country for example (until climate change kicks in...) but incomers might be carrying something that the local population and medical system is unprepared for.
    But what few mosquitos we have here don't carry malaria (limited to the area around Malahide Co. Dublin) and I don't know of any other means of transmission. Such screening won't necessarily pick up something the system is 'unprepared for' as it is unlikely it will be looked for (e.g. it might pick up TB, but not a gastric bug limited to a small locality).


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