HIV, AIDS and Childbearing Public Policy, Private Lives

Name: HIV, AIDS and Childbearing Public Policy, Private Lives
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ISBN: 9780195099584

ISBN-10: 0195099583

ISBN-13: 9780195099584

Edition: 1996

Authors: Ruth R. Faden, Nancy E. Kass

List price: $84.00

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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

Book details

List price: $84.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/13/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 512
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.49" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English




Medical and Public Health Issues



The Epidemiology of HIV and AIDS in Women




The Clinical Course of HIV Infection in Women




Gynecologic and Obstetrical Issues in HIV-Infected Women




Health Prospects for children Born to HIV-Infected Women




Psychosocial Issues for Children Born to HIV-Infected Women




Access to and Utilization of Health Services by HIV-Infected Women




Drug Use, HIV Status and Reproduction




Legal Issues



Legal Challenges: State Intervention, Reproduction, and HIV-Infected Women




Reproductive Choice and Reality: An Assessment of Tort Liability for Health-Care Providers and Women with HIV/AIDS




Perinatal Drug Use: State Interventions and the Implications for HIV Infected Women




Ethical and Social Issues



Clinical Counseling and the Problem of Autonomy-Negating Influence




The Moral Right to Have Children




Reproductive Choices of Adolescent Females with HIV/AIDS




Moral Multiculturalism, Childbearing, and AIDS




Voices from the Community



Practices and Opinions of Health Care Providers Serving HIV-Infected Women




In Women's Words: The Values and Life Experiences of HIV-Infected Women




Conclusion



HIV Infection and Childbearing : A Proposal for Policy and Clinical Practice


The Working Group