Women living with HIV and AIDS: right to prevention, treatment, and health care.
Women living with HIV/AIDS not only bear the burden of this pandemic in under-resourced countries, but are faced with the human rights issues concerning the management of their condition, not only for their own health, but also for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of the virus and infertility investigation. This article tackles the issues of reproductive health rights pertaining to prevention of HIV, and rights regarding HIV testing including the ethical dilemmas associated with "opt in," "opt out," and mandatory testing. Accountability, rights to treatment and travel, and employment issues are also discussed.
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Mokete Joseph
MJ
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Grey's Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Moodley
Jack
J
D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D006806:Human Rights / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control; D046269:Reproductive Rights / Q000639:trends; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*