HIV and AIDS, Testing, Screening and Confidentiality

. Ed(s): Bennett, Rebecca; Erin, Charles A.

ISBN 10: 019924314X / ISBN 13: 9780199243143

Published by Oxford University Press, 2001

About this Item

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. Editor(s): Bennett, Rebecca; Erin, Charles A. Series: Issues in Biomedical Ethics. Num Pages: 302 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JFFH2; JPVH; LNTJ; MBDC; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 407. . 2001. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: HIV and AIDS, Testing, Screening and Confidentiality
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019924314X
• ISBN 13: 9780199243143
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.