EU healthcare workers say they ‘refuse to be instruments’ in deportation plans

Professionals from across Europe urge MEPs to reject plans, saying ‘climate of fear’ could stop people seeking care More than 1,100 healthcare professionals from across Europe have urged MEPs to reject proposed measures aimed at increasing the deportation of undocumented people, warning they could threaten public health by transforming essential public services, including hospitals, into sites of immigration enforcement. The draft plans, which are due to go to a vote on Thursday, have been in...

By Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent