Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The article argues against mandatory HIV screening for newborns, asserting that the benefits of early detection do not justify the infringement on mothers' legal rights and privacy. Proponents overemphasize medical benefits and underestimate the impact on maternal rights and care roles.
Disciplines
Constitutional Law | Health Law and Policy | Law | Law and Gender | Medical Jurisprudence
Recommended Citation
Nina Loewenstein,
Mandatory Screening of Newborns for HIV: An Idea Whose Time Has Not Yet Come,
3
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
43
(1996).
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https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol3/iss1/6
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