Parents claim Westmead Private discriminated against them

Like all parents-to-be, Kate and Anthony Hinton carefully planned for the arrival of their baby, choosing the hospital they believed would be best for the delivery.

The couple were stunned when staff at Westmead Private Hospital refused to provide a professional interpreter for Mr Hinton, who is deaf.

Edward Santow, chief executive of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre which is running the case on behalf of the Central Coast couple, said access to health care is a “core human right”.

“We believe the Hintons were not treated fairly or lawfully in this matter,” he said.

“People should not have to make these sorts of compromises.”

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