Hungary's new health care law could upset expectant mothers' birth plans · Global Voices
Share this: Translations An obstetric examination. Photo by Doktor24 Medicina Zrt., used with permission. A new health care law in Hungary that aims to increase the salaries of medical professionals and curb corruption in the sector could end up limiting expectant mothers’ freedom to choose their obstetricians. The new law, approved by the Hungarian Parliament in October 2020, provides a long-overdue increase on the salaries of public health care employees, while also laying down new rules for those who work in both the private and the public sectors. Most notably, the law prohibits the...
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