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The Americans With Disabilities Act And The Reproductive Rights Of Hiv-Infected Women, Taunya Banks
The Americans With Disabilities Act And The Reproductive Rights Of Hiv-Infected Women, Taunya Banks
Taunya Lovell Banks
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Disability, Equipment Barriers, And Women’S Health: Using The Ada To Provide Meaningful Access, Elizabeth Pendo
Disability, Equipment Barriers, And Women’S Health: Using The Ada To Provide Meaningful Access, Elizabeth Pendo
Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy
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Abbott, Aids, And The Ada: Why A Per Se Disability Rule For Hiv/Aids Is Both Just And A Must, Scott Thompson
Abbott, Aids, And The Ada: Why A Per Se Disability Rule For Hiv/Aids Is Both Just And A Must, Scott Thompson
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HIV/AIDS should be classified as a per se disability under the Americans with Disablities Act. Such a ruling is justified by the plain language of the act itself, legislative history, administrative regulations, and court precedent. Absent such a ruling, individuals with HIV must demonstrate that they have (1) an mental or physical impairment, (2) that substantially limits (3) a major life activity. While most courts to address the applicability of the ADA to individuals with HIV/AIDS have found that such individuals are disabled because HIV impairs the major life activity of reproduction, such an interpretation leaves open the possibility that …