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HIV, AIDS, and the law : a guide to our rights and challenges
- Title
- HIV, AIDS, and the law : a guide to our rights and challenges / Mark S. Senak ; foreword by Tim Sweeney.
- Author
- Senak, Mark S.
- Publication
- New York : Plenum Press, c1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | KF3803.A54 S46 1996 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xviii, 249 p. : ill.; 21 cm.
- Subjects
- AIDS (Disease) > Patients > Legal status, laws, etc > United States
- Gay men > Legal status, laws, etc > United States
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Homosexuality, Male > legislation & jurisprudence
- United States
- HIV Infections > legislation & jurisprudence
- Patient Advocacy > legislation & jurisprudence
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Where There Is a Will, There Is a Way -- 2. People with AIDS and Their Children - Providing for Custody -- 3. Owing ... The American Dream -- 4. What's Owed to You - Entitlements -- 5. On the Job - A History of Discrimination -- 6. The Most Precious Thing - Insurance -- 7. Ball and Chain - The Story of Bob -- 8. Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil - Testing and Confidentiality -- 9. No Final Victory - You and Your Doctor -- App. A. Medical Power of Attorney -- App. B. Appointment of Guardian -- App. C. State-by-State Breakdown of Living Wills and Health-Care Agent Laws -- App. D. State Positions on Forced Feeding and Hydration -- App. E. States that Require HIV Names Reporting.
- ISBN
- 0306452693 (pbk.)
- 0306452685 (hardbound)
- LCCN
- 96004185
- OCLC
- 34730767
- ocm34730767
- SCSB-4780026
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries