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Zusatztext I heartily recommend this outstanding volume to anyone interested in medical ethics, whether or not their primary interest is concerned with HIV/AIDS. It explores the rich perspectives that this terrible pandemic has given us on contemporary medical ethics. Informationen zum Autor Rebecca Bennett is a Lecturer in Bioethics at the University of Manchester. Charles A. Erin is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Philosophy at the Faculty of Law, University of Manchester. Klappentext Testing and screening for HIV and AIDS give rise to ethical! legal! and social issues of the most controversial and delicate kind. In this highly important book! an international team of eighteen doctors! philosophers! and lawyers present a fresh and thorough discussion of these issues. They not only aim to show the way to practical advances but also to provide an accessible guide to the debates for readers who have not been previously introduced to them. And they pay particular attention to the sensitive nature of the information yielded by a test for the HIV antibody. Together! the essays illuminate public policy and medical practice in connection with HIV and AIDS as well as broader issues about professional ethics and individual rights in other medical and social contexts. Zusammenfassung An international team of eighteen doctors, philosophers, and lawyers present a fresh and thorough discussion of the ethical, legal, and social issues raised by testing and screening for HIV and AIDS. They aim to point the way to practical advances but also to give an accessible guide for those new to the debate. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Rebecca Bennett and Charles A. Erin: Introduction 2: Gerald Corbitt: HIV Testing and Screening: Current Practicalities and Future Possibilities 3: Lorraine Sherr: Counselling and HIV Testing: Ethical Dilemmas 4: Catherine Manuel: HIV Screening: Benefits and Harms for the Individual and the Community 5: Edward P. Richards, III: HIV Testing, Screening, and Confidentiality: An American Perspective 6: Dieter Giesen: Compensation and Consent: A Brief Comparative Examination of Liability for HIV-Infected Blood 7: Inez de Beaufort: Individual Responsibility for Health 8: Soren Holm: Is Society Responsible for My Health? 9: Anton Vedder: HIV/AIDS and the Point and Scope of Medical Confidentiality 10: Medard T. Hilhorst: Can Healthy Care Workers Care for Their Patients and Be Advocates of Third-Party Interests? 11: Calliope C. S. Farsides: HIV Infection and the Health Care Worker: The Case for Limited Disclosure 12: Margaret Brazier and Mary Lobjoit: Fiduciary Relationship: An Ethical Approach and a Legal Concept? 13: Soren Holm and Peter Rossel: Ethical Aspects of the Use of 'Sensitive Information' in Health Care Research 14: Tom Sorell and Heather Draper: AIDS and Insurance 15: Rebecca Bennett: Should we Routinely Test Pregnant Women for HIV? 16: Heta Hayry: Who Should Know about My HIV Positivity and Why? 17: Charles A. Erin: Is There a Right to Remain in Ignorance of HIV Status? Annexe Bibliography, Index ...
