Retten til helsehjelp for irregulære migrantbarn i Norge

Access to primary health care for all children in Norway is central for ensuring all children’s right to health in accordance with Art. 24 and Art. 2 CRC and Art. 12 and Art. 2 ICESCR. Regardless of their residence status, all children in Norway have almost the same right to healthcare. However, irregular migrant children do not have the right to a general practitioner, and access to health care might not be provided if the child is to be sent out of the country soon. Further, reports show that several other factors, including costs of the health care provided, have an impact on whether the child receives the care it is entitled to. The article discusses how far the state’s human rights obligations reach, and whether the state is obliged to give all children equal access to health care.