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HIV, AIDS and Childbearing

Public Policy, Private Lives

Nancy E Kass editor Ruth R Faden editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:8th Aug '96

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HIV, AIDS and Childbearing cover

The childbearing decisions of HIV-infected women raise troubling ethical, social, legal and medical questions. Is there a moral right to have chldren? What are the limits of persuasion? The book includes original work by doctors, lawyers, ethicists, and public health professionals, as well as the experiences of HIV-infected women and health care providers which puts the issues in context. Having laid out the problems comprehensively, the book makes recommendations for clinical practice and public policy

"Faden and Kass' book provides a thorough analysis of the myriad of issues that arise around childbearing for HIV infected women."--Journal of Public Health Policy "This is an extremely important book that should be available in all public, academic, and medical libraries. It provides much for everyone to think about."--AIDS Book Review Journal "Very detailed arguments, legal, moral, and philosophical....This book is rich in detail..."--University of Toronto Medical Journal

ISBN: 9780195099584

Dimensions: 146mm x 230mm x 31mm

Weight: 748g

512 pages