| Title | Testing public health ethics: why the CDC's HIV screening recommendations may violate the least infringement principle. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Pierce, Matthew W., Suzanne Maman, Allison K. Groves, Elizabeth J. King, and Sarah C. Wyckoff |
| Journal | The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 263-71 |
| Date Published | 2011 Summer |
| ISSN | 1748-720X |
| Keywords | AIDS Serodiagnosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), Counseling, Female, Humans, Informed Consent, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Patient Rights, Personal Autonomy, Pregnancy, United States |
| Abstract | The CDC's HIV screening recommendations for health care settings advocate abandoning two important autonomy protections: (1) pretest counseling and (2) the requirement that providers obtain affirmative agreement from patients prior to testing. The recommendations may violate the least infringement principle because there is insufficient evidence to conclude that abandoning pretest counseling or affirmative agreement requirements will further the CDC's stated public health goals. |
| DOI | 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181fbc94f |
| Alternate Journal | J Law Med Ethics |
