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Families are choosing between their health and staying together

  • Written by Paul J. Fleming, Assistant Professor of Health Behavior & Health Education, University of Michigan
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When it was time for Ximena to go to her prenatal appointment, she decided to stay home.

“I have to miss my appointments,” she told us, “because it scares me to leave, because of the fear that one day they’re going to arrest me. And what would happen to my kids?”

Xim...

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