The authors' deference for Claim A ('there is a very strong presumption that it is morally
wrong to override a competent adult's refusal of an HIV test') is unsustainable. It is at odds …

The preceding article,“The Ethics of Mandatory HIV Testing in Newborns,” by Berger,
Rosner, and Farnsworth, is, at first glance, an odd, even perplexing, analysis of the much …

In 'HIV and the right not to know', Jonathan Youngs and Joshua Simmonds argue that
competent adults have the right to refuse an HIV test, but once they have consented to it …

Kenneth M. Institute of Medical Ethics, Desmond Boyd & Pond, Report of a working party on
the teaching of medical ethics; edited by KM Boyd. Chairman D Pond - PhilPapers Sign in …

In “The Ethics of Mandatory HIV Testing in Newborns,” Berger, Rosner, and Farnsworth
provide an informative review of the topic and offer some interesting recommendations. I …

The use of'A personal view'as a sub-title carries an implication and also an obligation. The
implication is obvious? that no official organisation is involved; the responsibility for what is …

An Institute of Medical Ethics working party supports the view that explicit permission should
normally be sought in the case of testing for HIV antibody. It discusses this in relation to …

Dans cet article, l'auteure fait une analyse critique des arguments invoqu~ s pour justifier sur
le plan m6dical et celui de la santj publique, les politiques favorisant l'offre systimatique des …

DISCUSSION General practitioners (GPs) owe duties to their patients to detect HIV infection
and to offer pretest counselling before testing for serious communicable diseases. 1 Patients …

David A. Buehler, Paul Carrick, David DeGrazia, Alan M. Goldberg, Richard N. Hill, Kenneth V.
Iserson & Andrew Jameton, Kenneth M. Boyd, MA, BD, Ph. D., is Senior Lecturer in Medical …