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“My husband was having blackouts, and had a problem with his heart, but we were really afraid to go to the hospitals. We didn’t know what would happen if we went there and they checked our application status. So there were times we decided to stay at home and not go." 
Kalini’s husband was tortured in his home country. They worry the NHS would share their information with the Home Office and authorities in their home country. bit.ly/DOTWlvdex
@EHRC report calls on government to #Stopsharing data between the #NHS and immigration officials #AccessHealthcare bit.ly/DOTWEHCR
“When I found out I was pregnant, I was really frightened. I had no money. I decided I would keep my pregnancy secret and get an abortion.”
A woman in London who had been refused asylum talks about the impact that huge maternity bills had on bit.ly/DOTWlvdex
EHRC reports call for an end to NHS charges for refused asylum seekers and all maternity service. #AccessHealthcare #SafeBirths
Today, @EHRC demands “a clear separation” between immigration policy and healthcare to uphold UK’s equality and human rights obligations, calling on government to:
#Stopsharing data between the #NHS and immigration officials
End #NHS charges for people in England who have been refused asylum
