'Children must not be abused for political purposes': What health groups say about family separation

America's medical and public health organizations have been unanimous in their criticism of the Trump administration's practice of separating migrant children from their parents at the southern border. President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending the policy on Wednesday, after U.S. border officials placed more than 2,300 children in facilities away from their parents, who were detained for criminal prosecution.

Here's a roundup of why these groups opposed the family separation policy, and what they've said about it.

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American Academy of Pediatrics

The AAP issued a policy statement saying