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Document 0050
DOCN M9620050
TI The risk of domestic violence and women with HIV infection: implications
for partner notification, public policy, and the law.
DT 9602
AU Rothenberg KH; Paskey SJ; University of Maryland School of Law,
Baltimore 21201, USA.
SO Am J Public Health. 1995 Nov;85(11):1569-76. Unique Identifier :
AIDSLINE MED/96036592
AB Partner notification has emerged as an important strategy in the fight
against acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and states have now
adopted a plethora of laws that encourage or mandate notification, often
without the patient's consent. As human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
infection continues to spread among women, the future development of
AIDS control strategies and public health laws must be shaped by concern
for the safety and autonomy of patients who face a risk of domestic
violence. Three distinct recommendations flow from this premise. First,
all HIV-infected women should be assessed for the risk of domestic
violence and offered appropriate interventions. Second, where a risk of
abuse is indicated, partners should never be notified without the
patient's consent. State laws that presently permit involuntary
notification should be repealed or amended. Third, laws that punish a
patient's refusal to notify partners should also be modified or
repealed.
DE *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Battered Women/*LEGISLATION &
JURISPRUD Contact Tracing/*LEGISLATION & JURISPRUD Domestic
Violence/*LEGISLATION & JURISPRUD Female *Health Policy Human Risk
Factors Support, Non-U.S. Gov't United States JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW
REVIEW, TUTORIAL
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).