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An Argument For Universal Pediatric Hiv Testing, Counseling And Treatment, Colin Crawford
An Argument For Universal Pediatric Hiv Testing, Counseling And Treatment, Colin Crawford
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This symposium was called to address constitutional concerns raised by the controversy over the issue of mandatory pediatric testing, counseling and treatment for the human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV). In due course, I will turn to those concerns,' and explain my view that the need to test and treat newborns for HIV constitutes a medical emergency that overrides the most serious constitutional concerns. However, before doing so, it is helpful to put the debate in perspective, to explain what, in ABC's view, the controversy is really all about, and to indicate why our organization has so strenuously advocated mandatory pediatric HIV …
Changing Positions And Entrenched Polemics: A Brief History Of The Association To Benefit Children's Views On Pediatric Hiv Testing, Counseling, And Care, Colin Crawford
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In my remarks today, I intend to do three things. First, I want to document the trajectory of the Association to Benefit Children's (ABC) approach to this issue, which was considerably more layered and nuanced than often characterized by the press and, certainly, by our most virulent opponents. Second, I aim to offer some reflections as to why the debate became as acrimonious as it did, and how that impeded resolution of this issue satisfactory to the widest possible number of people. Third, I hope that these reflections will provide a basis for some suggestions as to how future debate …