title: Health care professionals and treatment of HIV-positive patients. Is there an affirmative duty to treat under common law, the Rehabilitation Act, or the Americans with Disabilities Act?
authors.affiliation: Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale 62901, USA.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002961:Civil Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D035082:Federal Government; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000628:therapy* / Q000635:transmission*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D028681:Moral Obligations; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions; D014481:United States