Master in Food Ethics and Law

UNESCO Chair in Bioethics

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  • Bioethics and Law Observatory
  • UNESCO Chair in Bioethics
  • University of Barcelona
  • Faculty of Law
  • Ave. Diagonal, 684
  • 08034 Barcelona
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • obd.ub@ub.edu
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  • Master in Bioethics and Law
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • master.bd@ub.edu

 

"Physicians as Border Guards — The Troubling Exam for Immigrants"

The New England Journal of Medicine

I have been a doctor and a patient. In this clinic room, I was neither. “All your paperwork is in order,” said the doctor, stuffing my forms in an envelope. “Good luck!” The fresh paper on the exam bed remained unwrinkled for the next prospective immigrant.