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Health Law, Ethics, and Human Rights

Undocumented Injustice? Medical Repatriation and the Ends of Health Care

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  • Michael J. Young, M.Phil.,
  • and Lisa Soleymani Lehmann, M.D., Ph.D.

The authors review the history and motivations behind medical repatriation, the transfer of undocumented patients in need of subacute care to their country of origin. They argue that involuntary medical repatriation violates the ethical duties of health care providers.

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Disclosure forms provided by the authors are available with the full text of this article at NEJM.org.

Author Affiliations

From Harvard Medical School (M.J.Y., L.S.L.) and Brigham and Women's Hospital (L.S.L.) — both in Boston.

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