Iranian travel ban baby arrives in US for life-saving treatment

  • 7 years ago
An Iranian baby girl who was initially affected by President Trump's travel arrived in America to undergo life-saving treatment. Four-month-old Fatemeh Reshad was admitted at Oregon Health & Science University’s Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland. "As we suspected, her heart condition has resulted in injury to her lungs, however, the studies today indicate that she has presented to us in time to reverse this process," the hospital’s pediatric cardiologist Dr. Laurie Armsby said in a statement on Tuesday. A child in the U.S. suffering from Fatemah's condition would receive treatment within the first week after birth. The family was initially told they would need to wait 90 days before they could apply to obtain a visa in order for Fatemah to receive treatment.

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