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Unborn Victims Of Violence Act Of 1999: Hearing On S. 1673 Before The S. Comm. On The Judiciary, 106th Cong., Feb. 23, 2000 (Statement Of Peter J. Rubin, Prof. Of Law, Geo. U. L. Center), Peter J. Rubin
Testimony Before Congress
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Discrimination Based On Hiv/Aids And Other Conditions: "Disability" As Defined Under Federal And State Law, Lawrence O. Gostin, David W. Webber
Discrimination Based On Hiv/Aids And Other Conditions: "Disability" As Defined Under Federal And State Law, Lawrence O. Gostin, David W. Webber
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
In this Article, we examine the disability definition "problem" from the standpoint of HIV infection, specifically HIV infection in its "asymptomatic" phase . . . We begin by summarizing the need for federal nondiscrimination standards offering protection for individuals with HIV. We then provide a brief discussion of the definition of disability under the resulting legislation, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). We summarize the early judicial and administrative views of the ADA as protecting individuals with HIV. We next turn to judicial interpretation of the ADA in cases in which that understanding has been disputed, including, most …