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The Ethical and Public Health Implications of Family Separation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Mia Stange  and
Brett Stark
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Abstract

When immigrant children are separated from their parents, inexorable medical and legal harms result. Family separation violates a fundamental right of parents to participate in medical decisions involving their children. This paper reviews and contributes to evolving analyses of the public health, legal, and ethical consequences of immigration policy.

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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 47 , Issue S2: 2018 Public Health Law Conference: Health Justice: Empowering Public Health and Advancing Health Equity , Summer 2019 , pp. 91 - 94
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2019

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