Cardozo Law Review
Abstract
The image of mother and child is perhaps the most universal symbol of love and protection. The concept of mother and sick child evokes instant compassion and the desire to do somethinganything-to help the mother help her baby. When the disease is both incurable and fatal, there is the expectation that the combined efforts of the state and the medical community will be mobilized to intervene on behalf of those who are afflicted. This Note looks at one such attempt and considers, not the good intentions that prompted it, but the legal ramifications of its implementation.
Keywords
Medical Jurisprudence, Children, Parents and Children, Health, Aids, Diseases, Juveniles
Disciplines
Health Law and Policy | Law
Recommended Citation
Linda F. Post,
Unblinded Mandatory HIV Screening of Newborns: Care or Coercion?,
16
Cardozo L. Rev.
169
(1994).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/clr/vol16/iss1/8