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 The European Court of
Juctice ruling delivered on Tuesday, 16th May regarding the case of Yvonne
Watts. The British Government attempted to argue that the unique nature of the
NHS meant that it was not an area in which EU was relevant has been
overturned. This leaves the EU free to begin interfering in British health
care matters. In short, NHS health care now has the legal status of any other
commodity and service which can be bought and sold and will therefore become a
subject for EU regulation just like every other transaction
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The Advocate General on Thursday, 15th December, gave his long awaited
ruling on the case of Yvonne Watts who, because of the long NHS waiting lists
had to go abroad to recieve treatment. This decision is set to be ratified by
the European Court of Justice in the spring. Combined with provisions in the
EU treaties this decision covers much more than allowing one person to have
the costs of a hip operation reimbursed. It paves the way for the EU to extend
its powers into the area of health care
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In the House of Commons on Tuesday, 30th March 2004 Jack Straw envisaged
that the UK may withdraw from the European Union if it follows through with
its policies to standardise health care provision
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The future of the NHS is an emotive political subject. In this paper, which
has a foreword by Tim Yeo MP, Dr Lee Rotherham details how the future of the
NHS will be directed at an EU level. This is traced through successive
treaties, legal cases and in the Constitutional Treaty. The Constitution
appears set to carry further threats in its Charter of Fundamental Rights. In
short, this paper demonstrates that the EU Constitution establishes this key
public service as an area which national governments will no longer be able to
control: a bombshell that Labour supporters have yet to discover.
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