Todres Jonathan
Professor of law at Georgia State University College of Law in Atlanta.
AMA J Ethics. 2017 Jan 1;19(1):16-22. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.ecas2-1701.
There is growing recognition and evidence that health care professionals regularly encounter-though they may not identify-victims of human trafficking in a variety of health care settings. Identifying and responding appropriately to trafficking victims or survivors requires not only training in trauma-informed care but also consideration of the legal and ethical issues that arise when serving this vulnerable population. This essay examines three areas of law that are relevant to this case scenario: criminal law, with a focus on conspiracy; service provider regulations, with a focus on mandatory reporting laws; and human rights law. In addition to imposing a legal mandate, the law can inform ethical considerations about how health care professionals should respond to human trafficking.
越来越多的人认识到并有证据表明，医疗保健专业人员在各种医疗保健环境中经常遇到——尽管他们可能没有识别出来——人口贩运的受害者。识别并妥善应对贩运受害者或幸存者不仅需要接受创伤知情护理方面的培训，还需要考虑在为这一弱势群体提供服务时出现的法律和伦理问题。本文探讨了与该案例相关的三个法律领域：刑法，重点是共谋罪；服务提供者监管，重点是强制报告法；以及人权法。法律除了规定法律义务外，还可以为医疗保健专业人员应如何应对人口贩运提供伦理考量。
