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Papers by Rayah Feldman
Men Who Sell Sex, 2006
Chapter 1 Selling Sex in Cardiff and London Peter Davies and Rayah Feldman The advent of AIDS in ... more Chapter 1 Selling Sex in Cardiff and London Peter Davies and Rayah Feldman The advent of AIDS in the early 1980s found a scientific community sorely lacking in recent and reliable information about a number of the populations primarily affected, none more so than male sex ...
In a time of increasing migration, citizenship as a form of classification has come to assume the... more In a time of increasing migration, citizenship as a form of classification has come to assume the kind of importance once reserved for other kinds of discriminatory and exclusionary classifications of status. Distinctions in ancient times or in ante-bellum United States between free men and slaves, in French and Portuguese colonial empires between évolués or assimilados and other colonial subjects, in Nazi-occupied Europe between Aryans and Jews and Roma, or racial classifications in Apartheid South Africa, were all means of granting or denying social and political rights. Although citizenship has many other aspects, for migrants its primary significance is the extent to which it enables them to gain access to a territory and to rights within it. In the contemporary world, having one’s human rights protected and enforced is usually dependent upon one’s status in a state. The rights of non-citizens sometimes appear to be legitimately overlooked when no particular body or state is ass...
Critical Social Policy, 2020
NHS charging for ‘overseas visitors’ is recognised as deterring migrants from accessing necessary... more NHS charging for ‘overseas visitors’ is recognised as deterring migrants from accessing necessary health care. Even though maternity care does not have to be paid in advance, fear of four-figure bills and Home Office sanctions against people with unpaid debts has significant adverse effects on women affected. Undocumented migrant women, without the right to work or benefits, are among the most excluded and vulnerable people living in the UK today, risking destitution especially in pregnancy. Despite government guidance, hospital charging procedures pay scant attention to the welfare of vulnerable migrants, with women who are unable to pay harassed by debt collectors. Charging such women deters them from accessing maternity care and has a negative impact on their physical and mental health. The article, based on a study of women who were charged, argues that charging for maternity care undermines NHS principles and inherently discriminates against women.
Migration and Social Protection, 2011
... The case addressed the narrow legal question of the meaning of 'ordinarily resident'... more ... The case addressed the narrow legal question of the meaning of 'ordinarily resident'. ... essential insulin for diabetics, lack of treatment for prior injuries, and mental health problems, sometimes ... to treat serious conditions, leading to physi-cal pain and ill-health (Cheedella, 2006 ...
Migration and Social Protection, 2011
International migration of all kinds has grown significantly since the mid-twentieth century. It ... more International migration of all kinds has grown significantly since the mid-twentieth century. It has become an important element of globalization, with political, economic and social implications for both sending and receiving countries. Inevitably there has been a concomitant increase in scholarly attempts to understand and theorize migratory processes.
Migration and Social Protection, 2011
British Journal of Midwifery, 2016
Maternity care in the NHS is chargeable for most women without indefinite leave to remain in the ... more Maternity care in the NHS is chargeable for most women without indefinite leave to remain in the UK, despite evidence that recent migrants face higher risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes than the general population. Maternity care must be offered regardless of a woman's ability to pay but, in practice, charging deters many pregnant women from accessing maternity care, or results in late booking and missed appointments. Standard midwifery policy stresses the importance of early booking and continuity of midwifery care, especially for women with high-risk pregnancies due to underlying medical conditions and complex social factors. The government has justified charging ‘overseas visitors’ to prevent ‘health tourism’ and to save costs, but there is no evidence to support the claim of ‘health tourism’ or that charging actually saves the NHS money. Midwives need to be well-informed about women's entitlements to maternity care and the importance of ensuring that care is provided.
BMJ, 2015
The miscarriages of asylum seeking women forced to travel across Germany to refugee centres highl... more The miscarriages of asylum seeking women forced to travel across Germany to refugee centres highlights the danger faced by pregnant women when refugee policy does not take pregnancy risks into account.1 This problem is not unique to Germany. The UK charities Maternity Action and the Refugee Council published a report in …
The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2006
Reproductive Health Matters, 2003
Positive Women: Voices and Choices was an advocacy-research project developed by the Internationa... more Positive Women: Voices and Choices was an advocacy-research project developed by the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS to explore the impact of HIV/AIDS on women's sexual and reproductive lives, challenge the violation of their rights and advocate improvements in policy and services. The project in Zimbabwe, the first one in three countries, was carried out from 1998 to 2001. This article presents selected findings from the Zimbabwe research report. It shows that HIV-positive women were unaware they were at risk before an HIV diagnosis, and that gender norms and economic dependence on husbands/partners restricted women's ability to control their sexual and reproductive lives. Prejudices that HIV-positive women should not be sexually active or have children meant women did not disclose their status to health workers, making it difficult for their needs to be acknowledged or addressed. Condom use was considered inappropriate in marriage. Younger childless women wanted to become pregnant, often in spite of previous miscarriage and stillbirths. Women with several children wanted to avoid further pregnancies, and contraceptive and condom use increased markedly after HIV diagnosis, especially among those attending support groups. Safe abortion was almost entirely inaccessible, though technically the law would have permitted it. Better economic opportunities for women, and integrated pregnancy and delivery care, family planning, STI and HIV-related services are needed which take account of HIVpositive women's needs.
Men Who Sell Sex, 2006
Chapter 1 Selling Sex in Cardiff and London Peter Davies and Rayah Feldman The advent of AIDS in ... more Chapter 1 Selling Sex in Cardiff and London Peter Davies and Rayah Feldman The advent of AIDS in the early 1980s found a scientific community sorely lacking in recent and reliable information about a number of the populations primarily affected, none more so than male sex ...
In a time of increasing migration, citizenship as a form of classification has come to assume the... more In a time of increasing migration, citizenship as a form of classification has come to assume the kind of importance once reserved for other kinds of discriminatory and exclusionary classifications of status. Distinctions in ancient times or in ante-bellum United States between free men and slaves, in French and Portuguese colonial empires between évolués or assimilados and other colonial subjects, in Nazi-occupied Europe between Aryans and Jews and Roma, or racial classifications in Apartheid South Africa, were all means of granting or denying social and political rights. Although citizenship has many other aspects, for migrants its primary significance is the extent to which it enables them to gain access to a territory and to rights within it. In the contemporary world, having one’s human rights protected and enforced is usually dependent upon one’s status in a state. The rights of non-citizens sometimes appear to be legitimately overlooked when no particular body or state is ass...
Critical Social Policy, 2020
NHS charging for ‘overseas visitors’ is recognised as deterring migrants from accessing necessary... more NHS charging for ‘overseas visitors’ is recognised as deterring migrants from accessing necessary health care. Even though maternity care does not have to be paid in advance, fear of four-figure bills and Home Office sanctions against people with unpaid debts has significant adverse effects on women affected. Undocumented migrant women, without the right to work or benefits, are among the most excluded and vulnerable people living in the UK today, risking destitution especially in pregnancy. Despite government guidance, hospital charging procedures pay scant attention to the welfare of vulnerable migrants, with women who are unable to pay harassed by debt collectors. Charging such women deters them from accessing maternity care and has a negative impact on their physical and mental health. The article, based on a study of women who were charged, argues that charging for maternity care undermines NHS principles and inherently discriminates against women.
Migration and Social Protection, 2011
... The case addressed the narrow legal question of the meaning of 'ordinarily resident'... more ... The case addressed the narrow legal question of the meaning of 'ordinarily resident'. ... essential insulin for diabetics, lack of treatment for prior injuries, and mental health problems, sometimes ... to treat serious conditions, leading to physi-cal pain and ill-health (Cheedella, 2006 ...
Migration and Social Protection, 2011
International migration of all kinds has grown significantly since the mid-twentieth century. It ... more International migration of all kinds has grown significantly since the mid-twentieth century. It has become an important element of globalization, with political, economic and social implications for both sending and receiving countries. Inevitably there has been a concomitant increase in scholarly attempts to understand and theorize migratory processes.
Migration and Social Protection, 2011
British Journal of Midwifery, 2016
Maternity care in the NHS is chargeable for most women without indefinite leave to remain in the ... more Maternity care in the NHS is chargeable for most women without indefinite leave to remain in the UK, despite evidence that recent migrants face higher risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes than the general population. Maternity care must be offered regardless of a woman's ability to pay but, in practice, charging deters many pregnant women from accessing maternity care, or results in late booking and missed appointments. Standard midwifery policy stresses the importance of early booking and continuity of midwifery care, especially for women with high-risk pregnancies due to underlying medical conditions and complex social factors. The government has justified charging ‘overseas visitors’ to prevent ‘health tourism’ and to save costs, but there is no evidence to support the claim of ‘health tourism’ or that charging actually saves the NHS money. Midwives need to be well-informed about women's entitlements to maternity care and the importance of ensuring that care is provided.
BMJ, 2015
The miscarriages of asylum seeking women forced to travel across Germany to refugee centres highl... more The miscarriages of asylum seeking women forced to travel across Germany to refugee centres highlights the danger faced by pregnant women when refugee policy does not take pregnancy risks into account.1 This problem is not unique to Germany. The UK charities Maternity Action and the Refugee Council published a report in …
The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2006
Reproductive Health Matters, 2003
Positive Women: Voices and Choices was an advocacy-research project developed by the Internationa... more Positive Women: Voices and Choices was an advocacy-research project developed by the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS to explore the impact of HIV/AIDS on women's sexual and reproductive lives, challenge the violation of their rights and advocate improvements in policy and services. The project in Zimbabwe, the first one in three countries, was carried out from 1998 to 2001. This article presents selected findings from the Zimbabwe research report. It shows that HIV-positive women were unaware they were at risk before an HIV diagnosis, and that gender norms and economic dependence on husbands/partners restricted women's ability to control their sexual and reproductive lives. Prejudices that HIV-positive women should not be sexually active or have children meant women did not disclose their status to health workers, making it difficult for their needs to be acknowledged or addressed. Condom use was considered inappropriate in marriage. Younger childless women wanted to become pregnant, often in spite of previous miscarriage and stillbirths. Women with several children wanted to avoid further pregnancies, and contraceptive and condom use increased markedly after HIV diagnosis, especially among those attending support groups. Safe abortion was almost entirely inaccessible, though technically the law would have permitted it. Better economic opportunities for women, and integrated pregnancy and delivery care, family planning, STI and HIV-related services are needed which take account of HIVpositive women's needs.