Citation

Bloem C, Morris RE, Chisolm-Straker M. AMA J. Ethics 2017; 19(1): 72-79.

Affiliation

Assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, and the co-founder of HEAL Trafficking, an international network of professionals combatting trafficking.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.msoc1-1701

PMID

28107158

Abstract

Given the significant global burden of human trafficking, the ability of clinicians to identify and provide treatment for trafficked persons is critical. Particularly in conflict settings, health care facilities often serve as the first and sometimes only point of contact for trafficked persons. As such, medical practitioners have a unique opportunity and an ethical imperative to intervene, even in nonclinical roles. With proper training, medical practitioners can assist trafficked persons by documenting human trafficking cases, thereby placing pressure on key stakeholders to enforce legal protections, and by providing adequate services to those trafficked.

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