Death Retold Jesica Santillan, the Bungled Transplant, And Paradoxes of Medical Citizenship

In February 2003, an undocumented immigrant teen from Mexico lay dying in a prominent American hospital due to a stunning medical oversight--she had received a heart-lung transplantation of the wrong blood type. In the following weeks, Jesica Santillan's tragedy became a portal into the complexities of American medicine, prompting contentious debate about new patterns and old problems in immigration, the hidden epidemic of medical error, the lines separating transplant "haves" from "have-nots," the right to sue, and the challenges posed by "foreigners" crossing borders for medical care. This volume draws together experts in history, sociology, medical ethics, communication and immigration studies, transplant surgery, anthropology, and health law to understand the dramatic events, the major players, and the core issues at stake.Guarnaccia, Peter is the author of 'Death Retold Jesica Santillan, the Bungled Transplant, And Paradoxes of Medical Citizenship', published 2006 under ISBN 9780807830598 and ISBN 0807830593.