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Doesn't Belgium offer emergency medical service to the undocumented ?


I mean even US will treat "illegals" in its emergency care, albeit at insane prices that are charged AFTERWARDS. But it would be a national disgrace for any developed country to deny emergency care for a baby because of lack of insurance/citizenship/residence !

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Now, I'm pretty sure they do.

But the entire (in)cultural landscape of the country is different than 20 years ago, when the film takes place.

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What do you think helped improve the situation?

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Progress.

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Explain with more words please :)

Progress was the result of .... ?

I want to understand because now in Greece we are like Belgium in 1996 or worse.

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I only live in Belgium for five and a half years, so I can't really go into detail, sorry. I grew up in Romania, and I'm pretty sure they still wouldn't have emergency medical servise to the undocumented, so you're not alone :)

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