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Section27 took the department to court to amend its policy following pregnant migrants who were turned away at a clinic and denied access to prenatal services, because of a policy that was put in place in 2020. Photo: File
Section27 took the department to court to amend its policy following pregnant migrants who were turned away at a clinic and denied access to prenatal services, because of a policy that was put in place in 2020. Photo: File

Tambo Memorial Hospital in Ekurhuleni is demanding balances owed by foreign women for giving birth at their facility, despite of a Constitutional Court ruling to give them access to free healthcare and services.

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