TY - JOUR
T1 - Pregnancy and HIV
AU - the New York Women and AIDS Task Force
AU - Cooper, Elizabeth
AU - Anastos, Kathryn
AU - Futterman, Donna
AU - Lynch, Catherine
AU - Marte, Carola
AU - Pivnick, Anitra
AU - Kaplan, Samuel
AU - Cohen, Helene
AU - Sperling, Rhoda S.
PY - 1992/8/27
Y1 - 1992/8/27
N2 - To the Editor: We agree with Heagarty and Abrams (March 26 issue)1 that there is adequate scientific information to support widespread education about the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with counseling and an offer of testing to all women, men, and children seeking health care in areas of high HIV seroprevalence. Unfortunately, the authors gloss over a critical point. They do not adequately distinguish voluntary programs that aggressively provide education and counseling, and require consent, from mandatory programs that deny a woman her fundamental rights. In many states, laws require informed consent for HIV testing and confidentiality of test results. These…
AB - To the Editor: We agree with Heagarty and Abrams (March 26 issue)1 that there is adequate scientific information to support widespread education about the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with counseling and an offer of testing to all women, men, and children seeking health care in areas of high HIV seroprevalence. Unfortunately, the authors gloss over a critical point. They do not adequately distinguish voluntary programs that aggressively provide education and counseling, and require consent, from mandatory programs that deny a woman her fundamental rights. In many states, laws require informed consent for HIV testing and confidentiality of test results. These…
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM199208273270915
DO - 10.1056/NEJM199208273270915
M3 - Letter
C2 - 1640966
AN - SCOPUS:0026667383
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 327
SP - 645
EP - 647
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 9
ER -