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Moot Court on the Rationing of Health Care

A moot court hearing was held testing the constitutionality of rationing health care in a hypothetical case of a non-citizen being denied a … read more

A moot court hearing was held testing the constitutionality of rationing health care in a hypothetical case of a non-citizen being denied a life-saving vaccine. The case of Obasanjo v. Morrison postulated a massive outbreak of the “Simian” influenza in 2020. With the vaccine in short supply, Congress passed a law that gave priority to administer the vaccine to health care workers, pregnant women, and children without making any reference to citizenship. The Arizona state legislature interpreted the law to grant the state authority to impose a citizenship based priority for the vaccine. Isoke Obasanjo was an immigrant who lawfully resided in the U.S. for two years and was recently granted asylum. At two months pregnant she went to a clinic in Tucson to get vaccinated but was turned away because she was not a U.S. citizen. Pepperdine University Dean Kenneth Starr represented Ms. Obasanjo and Georgetown Law Professor Nina Pillard represented the state of Arizona.

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Program ID:
292300-2
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Moot Court
Location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
First Aired:
Apr 03, 2010 | 7:05pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Apr 04, 2010 | 4:05am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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  • Apr 03, 2010 | 7:05pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Apr 04, 2010 | 4:05am EDT | C-SPAN 1
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