Erschienen in:
01.09.2020 | Viewpoint
Lessons from Asylum Seekers: How Forensic Medical Evaluations Can Teach Us Things We Didn’t Learn in Medical School
verfasst von:
Katherine C. McKenzie, MD, FACP, Eleanor Hope Emery, MD
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 7/2021
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Excerpt
As physicians working in a time of record forced global displacement, we must reflect on the inalienable rights to which every human being is entitled, regardless of nationality or borders. These human rights, as outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 and enshrined in US law, include freedom from torture, slavery, and arbitrary detention and the right to seek asylum. While these issues may not be the typical domain of a physician, it is clear that pervasive violations of these rights are impacting the health and wellbeing of our patients, and most notably our immigrant patients. …