The ethics of anonymised HIV testing of pregnant women: A reappraisal

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 16-21

  De Zulueta, Paquita ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anonymisation; Antenatal testing; Duty of care; HIV; Informed consent

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; ANONYMOUS TESTING; BENEFICENCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MANDATORY TESTING; MORALITY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERODIAGNOSIS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ANONYMOUS TESTING; BENEFICENCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DISCLOSURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MANDATORY TESTING; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELECTION BIAS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 0034132886     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.26.1.16     Document Type: Review

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