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Ethics and Law in the Study of AIDS

出版	Pan American Health Organization, Pan American Sanitary Bureau, Regional Office of the World Health Organization, 1992
主題	Health & Fitness / Diseases & Conditions / AIDS & HIVLaw / Medical Law & LegislationMedical / AIDS & HIVMedical / Health Care Delivery
ISBN	92751153039789275115305
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=L01gAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋The book is divided into four main parts complemented by an appendix. Chapters in the first part update knowledge on the epidemiology of the disease, summarize the status of international legislation on AIDS, and provide an 80-page comparative analysis of AIDS legislation enacted in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Chapters in the second part focus on ethical issues. Topics covered include confidentiality, ethics review committees, ethical research on AIDS, and the allocation of resources, particular concerning the distribution of a future vaccine against AIDS. The third and most extensive part covers implications for public health policy. Papers report on experiences, in different countries and with different groups, that yield important lessons for the formulation of public health policies that respect the social and human dimensions of the disease. Topics include the use of the church in educational campaigns, the protection of blood and blood products, issues that arise at the workplace, and the roles of civil and criminal law in defining the rights and obligations of patients. Other papers define policy issues that arise from the needs of special groups. The final part conveys perceptions of AIDS from the viewpoint of the patient, the physician, and nursing personnel.