Routine antenatal HIV testing and informed consent: an unworkable marriage?
This paper considers the ethics of routine antenatal HIV testing and the role of informed consent within such a policy in order to decide how we should proceed in this area--a decision that ultimately rests on the relative importance we give to public health goals on the one hand and respect for individual autonomy on the other.
The Centre for Social Ethics and Policy, School of Law, University of Manchester, Manchester, M16 8DX, United Kingdom. Rebecca.Bennett@manchester.ac.uk
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D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000941:ethics* / Q000523:psychology