N Engl J Med. 2014 Feb 13;370(7):669-73. doi: 10.1056/NEJMhle1311198.
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.
作者回顾了医疗遣返(将需要接受亚急性护理的无证患者转移回原籍国)的历史和动机。他们认为,非自愿的医疗遣返违反了医疗保健提供者的道德义务。