NOTWe, women and men in the health, social, nursing and research professions, would like to confront the President of the Republic and his government with their immense responsibility and make all our fellow citizens aware of the health and social consequences of the vote on the “immigration” law on December 19th. This applies in particular to the fact that all civil servants and ministers take action, as Aurélien Rousseau courageously did [le ministre de la santé a présenté sa démission à la suite du vote de la loi]dramatic impact of their decisions.

First, let us remember the fundamental principles of our republic, set out in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789: “Man is born and remains free and equal in rights”And “The aim of all political associations is to preserve the natural and inalienable rights of man.”. These rights include the right to health, “State of complete physical and mental well-being”This is the definition of the World Health Organization, which requires humane living conditions.

For the whole world, France is not only the country of human rights, but also that of the “French doctors” and an efficient and humanitarian medicine that is present at the bedside of sick populations and victims of wars and crises everywhere. Our healthcare system and our universal social security have made it possible for decades to provide high-quality healthcare that is accessible to all. The “immigration law” seriously challenges our humanistic healthcare model, and not just because of the threats that still linger over public medical assistance (AME).

First of all, we would like to address the consequences of the announced measures for the health of the most vulnerable children. In accordance with Unicef ​​warningsThe text adopted by Parliament violates the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, which protects family life and guarantees the principle of non-separation, due to several measures: restricting family reunification, complicating the administrative procedures necessary for unaccompanied minors B. by the well-being of the child, the restriction of emergency accommodation and the threat of care if the AME is restricted.

The risk of worsening child mortality

Specifically, the aid is made conditional on the recognition of work and, even in this case, its granting will be significantly delayed. The abolition of family allowances and measures to restrict housing allowances for unemployed and informally employed people therefore mean that they do not receive any support, especially when raising their children or looking for accommodation. We can then fear an unacceptable deterioration in child mortality, which has been increasing in France for ten years and has become higher than that of our European neighbors, particularly due to social inequalities.

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