Thirty social organizations formally oppose to legislation that cuts health rights of immigrants.

Policy Response DateJune 1, 2012 Country: Spain General Type: Institutional discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia, On grounds of disability, Xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Refugees, Asylum seekers, Africans/black people Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Health and social protection Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Public Discourse, Political Discourse

Fifteen social organizations have come together to write a letter to members of different parliamentary groups in the House of Representatives to vote against the Royal Decree of reforms undertaken by the Government to ensure the sustainability of the NHS. All of them believe that this legislation violates the principle of equity.
The fifteen organizations Members highlighted the situation faced by immigrants, following the adoption of this standard, and remind them that only a "150,000" foreigners are entitled to emergency health care, except in the case of pregnant women and minors.
In addition, they urge the Government to take "into account" the recommendations made by the Agency of Fundamental Rights of the European Union advised that access to necessary health must "provided" to illegal immigrants under the "same standards" nationals and "applying the same rules on fees and exemptions."

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