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Aids - Pushing The Limits Of Scientific And Legal Thought, Jane H. Aiken
Aids - Pushing The Limits Of Scientific And Legal Thought, Jane H. Aiken
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
Perhaps one of the greatest challenges to the scientific and legal community confronts us now-not by choice but by tragic happenstance. It has taken the form of a mysterious disease that is striking down its victims at an alarming rate. The disease is AIDS. The scientific community is pushing the limits of medical knowledge in its effort to cure and contain the illness. At the same time the legal community, in the face of scientific uncertainty, must balance the needs of a frightened public and the rights of those persons who are affected by the disease. One thing is clear: …
The Nucleus Of A Public Health Strategy To Combat Aids, Lawrence O. Gostin
The Nucleus Of A Public Health Strategy To Combat Aids, Lawrence O. Gostin
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
Since acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) was first identified in I98I, its rate of spread among a primarily young and vibrant population has chilled the medical and lay communities. Today, the public response is sober and oriented toward the examination of specific policies that could lessen the impact of the disease. After six years' experience it is now feasible to propose a strategy for combating AIDS. Consensus around the policies outlined in this article should form the nucleus of the public health strategy to combat AIDS before the intervention of an effective vaccine or treatment.
Aids Policies Raise Civil Liberties Concerns, Lawrence O. Gostin
Aids Policies Raise Civil Liberties Concerns, Lawrence O. Gostin
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
Testing for the AIDS virus and segregation of AIDS carriers raise extremely important civil liberties questions in contemporary corrections. The NPP survey revealed 420 cases of fully diagnosed AIDS cases in state prisons across the country. Given the AIDS-toinfection ratio used by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, there are between 21,000-42,000 prisoners infected with HIV. Up to 30% of these prisoners will probably develop some serious manifestations of AIDS. More importantly, this figure may continue to double every year. Corrections departments have responded to the AIDS crisis in a variety of ways: 90% use the ELISA test to detect …