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Give Use Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses . . . Except When They Have Hiv: An Analysis Of Current United States Immigration Policy Regarding Hiv-Positive Aliens In Light Of Guantanamo Bay, Jason W. Konvicka
University of Richmond Law Review
On September 30, 1991, a party of military leaders overthrew the first democratically elected government in Haitian history. Although Haiti's former president, Jean Bertrand Aristide escaped to safety, many of his supporters were not so fortunate. Numerous Haitians were tortured and killed due to their political affiliation. Fearing similar persecution, thousands of Haitian nationals abandoned their belongings and fled to the high seas in an attempt to reach the United States. Soon thereafter, the United States Coast Guard began interdicting an increasing number of Haitian boats as they made their way into international waters.
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Health Care Law, Heman A. Marshall Iii
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Health Care Law, Heman A. Marshall Iii
University of Richmond Law Review
Health care law has proven to be a fertile ground for both legislative and judicial activity. The field covers a wide range of legal concerns including regulatory issues such as the Virginia Certificate of Public Need laws, hospital licensure statutes, antitrust issues as they relate to the activities of physicians, hospitals and other health care related institutions, as well as basic issues of contract and tort law. The recent year witnessed substantial legislative and judicial changes. This article discusses these changes as they affect hospitals, physicians and other participants in the health care industry in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Aids, Health-Care Workers, And Workers' Compensation In Virginia, M. Grey Sweeney
Aids, Health-Care Workers, And Workers' Compensation In Virginia, M. Grey Sweeney
University of Richmond Law Review
The recent explosion of medical malpractice litigation has heralded the era of defensive medicine. Health-care professionals at all levels of the industry have been forced to evaluate both the lawsuit potential as well as the life sustaining potential of every act and treatment.' Since 1981, however, the threat of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has added a third, more threatening, perspective to the way health-care workers must view their actions. The average doctor or nurse must balance not only the medical and legal significance of every action, but must also consider whether an action might result in exposure to AIDS.
A Hospital's Dilemma: The Legal Implications Of Promulgating Guidelines Concerning Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Leonard C. Heath Jr.
A Hospital's Dilemma: The Legal Implications Of Promulgating Guidelines Concerning Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Leonard C. Heath Jr.
University of Richmond Law Review
Fear has struck the workplace. The source of this fear is not lack of job security, inflation, recession or a concern about the United States' trade imbalance. The source of the fear is a disease--Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)-and the virus that causes AIDS, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).