To support their claims, the complainants argue that the LCH entrusts all hospitals with the same hospital mission and, as stated in paragraph 150 of the annulment judgment of 7 November 2012, also refer to the general principle of non-discrimination which would prohibit them from selecting patients according to their ideological, philosophical or religious beliefs or their situation of poverty.
Une enquête menée auprès de médiateurs de dettes [196] indique en outre que les médecins et les hôpitaux refusent parfois les patients qui ont eu des difficultés à payer leur traitement dans le passé.