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Doctors criticise Finland’s proposal to withhold healthcare for migrants



Undocumented people would still receive emergency treatment, but physicians call the plan a ‘political stunt’Doctors have urged Finland’s rightwing government to change “problematic and damaging” plans to ban undocumented people from accessing non-emergency healthcare, warning it could cost lives.The government, which includes the far-right Finns party and is led by the conservative National Coalition party leader, Petteri Orpo, has proposed reversing a 2023 law that enables undocumented migrants to access full healthcare, arguing it is aligned with plans to cut spending and immigration. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/17/doctors-criticise-finlands-proposal-to-withhold-healthcare-for-migrants

Author : Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent

Publish date : 2024-09-17 12:21:16

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