Francisco C. De La Rama v. The People’s Court
Country: PhilippinesYear: 1946
Court: Supreme Court
Citation: G.R. No. L-982
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Health care and health services, Infectious diseases, Medicines, Poverty, Prisons
Human Rights: Right to liberty and security of person
Facts:
Tags: Access to drugs, Access to health care, Access to medicines, Access to treatment, Custody, Detainee, Detention, Diagnostics, Examination, Imprisonment, Incarceration, Indigent, Inmate, Low income, Lung disease, Poor, TB, Testing, TuberculosisThe Petitioner was an accused seeking bail on the grounds of ill health. In the meantime, he had filed a motion asking for permission to be confined and treated in a hospital while the bail petition was being considered. The People’s Court ordered that the Petitioner be temporarily confined and treated in the Quezon Institute, …Read more
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Ricks v. Budge
Country: United StatesYear: 1937
Court: Supreme Court of Utah
Citation: Ricks v. Budge 64 P.2d 208 (Utah 1937)
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Medical malpractice, Poverty
Human Rights: Right to health
Facts:
Tags: Access to health care, Access to treatment, Damages, Duty of care, Indigent, Low income, Negligence, TortPlaintiff brought action for malpractice against defendant physicians at the “Budge Clinic,” for (1) negligently treating him and discharging him and (2) refusing to treat and abandoning him when he was in immediate need of medical treatment. On March 11, 1935 plaintiff went to Budge Memorial Hospital to seek treatment for an infected hand. Defendant …Read more
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