Illegal immigrants’ right to health care: reflections on the reform introduced under Royal Legislative Decree 16/1012, 20th April

Authors

  • Luis E. Delgado del Rincón

Keywords:

Immigration, illegal foreigners, social rights, the right to health, health care for illegal migrants

Abstract

Decree-Law 16/2012, of April 20, has changed the legislation on immigration and health. One of the measures adopted is the deprivation of the right to health care to irregular migrants, except in certain circumstances. The paper examines the constitutionality of the legislative restriction of the right social respect of undocumented migrants for economic reasons. It also discusses the use of Decree-Law as a rule appropriate for limiting the right to health. In another part of the work is undertaken the study of the different reaction of the Autonomous Communities to reform introduced by Decree-Law 16/2012 and the invasion of the basic state legislation for regional rules you determine that extend health care services and ownership of the right irregular migrants.

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