Golden Gate University Law Review
Article Title
Not-So-Equal Protection: Securing Individuals Of Limited English Proficiency With Meaningful Access To Medical Services
Abstract
This Comment focuses on how language discrimination manifests itself in various health care settings and how it deprives individuals with limited or no English proficiency of access to a variety of essential medical services. Part I of this article provides a brief overview of how courts and the legislature have dealt with language discrimination. Part II addresses the current conflict of the law regarding the difficulties in assessing and proscribing such discrimination in the medical context. Part III explores why the current case law and legislative efforts in this area are inadequate. Part IV proposes a solution as to how individuals with limited English proficiency may secure more meaningful access to medical services.
Recommended Citation
Barbara Plantiko,
Not-So-Equal Protection: Securing Individuals Of Limited English Proficiency With Meaningful Access To Medical Services, 32 Golden Gate U. L. Rev.
(2002).
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggulrev/vol32/iss2/5