In 2002, over five years after the release of the “HIV/AIDS in Prisons: Final Report” (see Related Publications, below) and 10 years after Correctional Service Canada created the Expert Committee on AIDS and Prisons, it is time to assess whether the call for action made in the Final Report has been heard, and to document … Read more
The paper attempts to determine how health-care and service providers confront ethical dilemmas on a practical level; and to provide, based on their responses, a general set of ethical decision-making guidelines.
These questions and answers explain how forced HIV testing is a serious violation of constitutional rights and rules of professional ethics. They also provide information about occupational exposure to HIV, about how information about the source person can – and cannot – help the exposed worker, and about better ways to respond to occupational exposure … Read more
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This background paper is designed to provide a detailed analysis of the major legal and ethical issues related to the development and delivery of an HIV vaccine in Canada. For a shorter and more accessible examination of the topics discussed in this paper, readers should consult “HIV Vaccines in Canada: Legal and Ethical Issues – … Read more