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February 18, 2021 at 12:40 pm #3537Valerie LileKeymaster
WHEREAS, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (JVTA), defines sex trafficking as “recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of an individual through the means of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of commercial sex4; and
WHEREAS, the JVTA defines a “commercial sex act” as “any sex act on account of which anything of value is given to or received by a person4; and
WHEREAS, the demonstrations of force, fraud, or coercion for a commercial sex act is not applicable to those under the age of 184; and
WHEREAS, 3; and
WHEREAS, the International Labor Organization and Walk Free Foundation, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates globally 4.8 million people are forced into sexual exploitation4; and
WHEREAS, As poverty and unemployment rates decline within the past years, the cases of human trafficking has double2; and
WHEREAS, International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that there are 20.9 million victims of human trafficking globally, of whom 14.3 million are victimized in economic activities. Sixty-eight percent of them are trapped in forced labor, Twenty-six percent of them are children and 55% are women and girls2; and
WHEREAS, the United States of America has been ranked second for the largest destination and market for sex trafficking2; and
WHEREAS, 8,248 sex trafficking cases have been reported in 20204; and
WHEREAS, physicians that were trained to identify signs of human trafficking were only 4.8% confident in their ability to do so and not trained to identify signs of specifically sex trafficking5; and
WHEREAS, three out of five victims of sex trafficking are exposed to the healthcare system5; and
WHEREAS, human trafficking can have devastating health impacts including physical trauma, neglected chronic health conditions, substance abuse, and sexually transmitted infections5; and
WHEREAS, consequences of repetitive emotional and physical abuse may lead to psychosocial distress further exacerbated by being marginalized by society5; and
WHEREAS, there is currently limited organized sex trafficking research concerning the health outcomes of sex trafficking victims and risk factors contributing to the victims of sex trafficking including but not limited to socioeconomic status, religion, sexual orientation, parent education, self education, ethnic groups, gang involvement, foster care or orphanage status, and citizenship status; and
WHEREAS, The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) in H401-A/19 acknowledges human trafficking as a violation of human rights and a global public health problems and thus would benefit to include specifically sex trafficking1; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that SOMA support research to increase knowledge on sex trafficking in order to help inform healthcare workers and protect patients; and, be it further
RESOLVE, that SOMA advocate to the AOA to support research with organizations involving sex trafficking to increase knowledge on sex trafficking in order to help inform healthcare workers and protect patients.
Existing Policy:
AOA Policy: AOA H401-A/19
References
- H401-A/19 HUMAN TRAFFICKING – AWARENESS AS A GLOBAL HEALTH
PROBLEM. (2019). Retrieved January 25, 2021, from
http://policysearch.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/H401-A19-Human-Trafficking-Awareness-as-a-Global-Health-Problem.pdf
- International Labor Organization. (2012, June 1). New ILO Global Estimate of Forced
Labour: 20.9 million victims. International Labor Organization. https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/forced-labour/news/WCMS_182109/lang–en/index.htm
- National Center For Missing And Exploited Children, US Department of Justice, & Office of
Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention. (2020). Key Facts. NCMEC, Missing Kids. https://www.missingkids.org/footer/media/keyfacts
- Sex Trafficking. (n.d.). National Human Trafficking Hotline. Retrieved January 11, 2021,
from https://humantraffickinghotline.org/type-trafficking/sex-trafficking
- Shandro, J., MD, MPH, Chisolm-Straker, M., MD, MPH, Duber, MD, MPH, H. C., DuberMD, MPH, Findlay, S. L., MD, Munoz, J., MSN, FNP-BC, Schmitz, G., MD, . . . Wingkun, N., MD. (2016, April 26). Human Trafficking: A Guide to Identification and Approach for the Emergency Physician. Retrieved January 26, 2021, from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.03.049
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(Nicole Griffin, OMS II – MU-COM)
(Katie Lepak, OMS II – MUCOM)
(Benjamin Nick, OMS I – MU-COM)Action Taken:
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