title: BC court orders government to pay for treatment.
abstract: On 9 October 2002, the British Columbia Court of Appeal upheld a ruling of a BC court that the BC government must not discriminate against a disabled and disadvantaged group when choosing what medical treatments it will fund. The Court of Appeal ordered the BC government to pay for a particular form of treatment. The case is significant in the context of HIV/AIDS because it could lend support to arguments that a government must make appropriate accommodation for the health-care needs of other disabled and marginalized groups--for example, safe injection supervision for the treatment of addiction.
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Janisse
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000191:economics*; D001955:British Columbia; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents