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HIV, AIDS and Childbearing

Public Policy, Private Lives
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The childbearing decisions of HIV-infected women raise troubling ethical, social, legal and medical questions. Is there a moral right to have chldren? What are the limits of persuasion? The book includes original work by doctors, lawyers, ethicists, and public health professionals, as well as the experiences of HIV-infected women and health care providers which puts the issues in context. Having laid out the problems comprehensively, the book makes recommendations for clinical practice and public policy.

Author Biography:

Ruth R. Faden, Ph.D., M.P.H., is the Philip Franklin Wagley Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director of the Bioethics Institute at Johns Hopkins University. From 1994-1995, she was appointed by President Clinton to chair the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments. Dr. Faden has published extensively in ethics and health policy, research ethics, and health behavior. Nancy E. Kass, Sc.D., is Assistant Professor in the Program in Law, Ethics, and Health of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Dr. Kass has conducted research and authored numerous publications in bioethics and health policy, with particular focus on issues related to HIV and genetics. She also testifies and conducts advocacy work with Maryland's AIDS Legislative Committee.
Release date NZ
August 8th, 1996
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Edited by Nancy E. Kass
  • Edited by Ruth R. Faden
Pages
512
Dimensions
164x244x34
ISBN-13
9780195099584
Product ID
2227091

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