Isabelle Leonaitis
November 11, 2014
Write a paper describing the legal and ethical challenges that face someone who has recently tested positive for HIV. For instance – what are his/her disability rights? When is he/she legally obligated to disclose his/her status?
HIV affects nearly 35 million people globally. As the virus spread, infected people began experiencing the negative social impacts associated with contracting the virus. No illness has been treated with the same hysteria as HIV because of its associated stigmatization and promiscuity. Throughout its history, efforts have been made over the past decade towards establishing HIV/AIDS laws to front the legal and ethical challenges that face someone infected by HIV. One of the largest
November 11, 2014
Write a paper describing the legal and ethical challenges that face someone who has recently tested positive for HIV. For instance – what are his/her disability rights? When is he/she legally obligated to disclose his/her status?
HIV affects nearly 35 million people globally. As the virus spread, infected people began experiencing the negative social impacts associated with contracting the virus. No illness has been treated with the same hysteria as HIV because of its associated stigmatization and promiscuity. Throughout its history, efforts have been made over the past decade towards establishing HIV/AIDS laws to front the legal and ethical challenges that face someone infected by HIV. One of the largest