title: Ask the ethicist: can an HIV-positive woman be forced to take medicine to protect her fetus?
authors.affiliation: Palliative Care and Medical Ethics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: Mandy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garber
authors.forename: Susan C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Arnold
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics*
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents