Medical tourism can be defined as the movement of patients across an international border for the purposes of obtaining healthcare.
But in general, someone must be moved across state borders for the purpose of prostitution before federal prosecutors have jurisdiction.
Yesterday on Capitol Hill, in fact, the House Judiciary Committee considered H.R. 6598, the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act, which would make it a crime to sell or transport horses across state or national borders for the purpose of slaughter.
3 An examining officer may question a person who is in the border area for the purpose of determining whether his presence in the area is connected with his entering or leaving Northern Ireland. 4 (1) A place in Northern Ireland is within the border area for the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 3 if it is no more than one mile from the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Saudi media claim the kingdom has mobilised as many as 150,000 troops to its southern border primarily for the purpose of homeland defence, but also clearly to afford the kingdom the option to stage a ground war should it so choose.
The most vulnerable of children are trafficked within and across borders for the purposes of prostitution, pornography and other intolerable forms of child labour.
Pastoral movements across Somalia's borders for the purposes of grazing livestock and livestock-related trade have occurred for centuries [ 2], resulting in seasonal movement patterns of herds/flocks in search of water and pasture.
These areas are known to attract German, Belgian and French residents who drive across the border for the sole purpose of buying marijuana.
"We have been cooperating with a number of countries in the former Soviet Union to improve their border controls, precisely for the purpose of preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction," said a spokesman for the department, James P. Rubin.
While most travellers aim to stay out of the hospital while on vacation, a growing number of medical tourists – people who combine treatment with travel -- are crossing international borders for the sole purpose of attaining medical services, which can range from a hip replacement to a tummy tuck. .
