Testing and screening for HIV and AIDS give rise to ethical, legal, an d social issues of the most controversial and delicate kind. In this b ook, an international team of eighteen doctors, philosophers, and lawy ers present a fresh and thorough discussion of these issues; they aim to show the way to practical advances but also to provide an accessibl e guide to the debates for readers new to them. They pay particular at tention to the sensitive nature of the information yielded by a test f or the HIV antibody. Together the essays illuminate not only public po licy and medical practice in...

Testing and screening for HIV and AIDS give rise to ethical, legal, and social issues of the most controversial and delicate kind. In this highly important book, an international team of eighteen doctors, philosophers, and lawyers present a fresh and thorough discussion of these issues. They not only aim to show the way to practical advances but also to provide an accessible guide to the debates for readers who have not been previously introduced to them. And they pay particular attention to the sensitive nature of the information yielded by a test for the HIV antibody. Together, the essays...