Ella Barclay

NHS charging practices within the ‘hostile environment’ have caused access to care for undocumented migrants to be the exception, rather than the rule. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the severely compromised sexual and reproductive rights (SRR) of undocumented women residing in the UK, with consequences of accessing such care ranging from extortionate medical bills to deportation. This indicates a severe disparity between healthcare rights in theory, and healthcare rights in practice. Through an ethnographic exploration, I hope to encapsulate the importance of SRR for displaced women, as well as their practical experiences accessing these rights.