Dr. David Beversluis worked with Doctors Without Borders onboard the Aquarius from June to August and is an assistant professor of international emergency medicine at the University of Southern California. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/david-beversluis/rss en Crises & Conflicts Laws & Policy Mon, 19 Nov 2018 10:00:00 +0000 Dr. David Beversluis https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/11/19/what-it-means-for-migrants-when-europe-blocks-sea-rescues https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/11/19/what-it-means-for-migrants-when-europe-blocks-sea-rescues With no NGO vessels to rescue migrants crossing the central Mediterranean, people are drowning. Dr. David Beversluis, physician onboard one of the last rescue ships in the Mediterranean, looks at what it means when Europe turns its back.