title: The refusal to treat: abandonment and AIDS.
abstract: In this paper, I have focused on the issue of the clinical gastroenterologist who refuses to evaluate and endoscope the patient with AIDS. The discussion centers around the legal and ethical properties of such a decision, and the legal doctrine of abandonment. Finally, I have reviewed recent recommendations regarding infection control practices regarding endoscopists and patients with AIDS.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control; D004724:Endoscopy; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014481:United States