TY - JOUR
T1 - HIV/AIDS, reproductive and sexual health, and the law
AU - Gable, Lance
AU - Gostin, Lawrence O.
AU - Hodge, James G.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2008/10/1
Y1 - 2008/10/1
N2 - The law is a frequently overlooked tool for addressing the complex practical and ethical issues that arise from the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The law intersects with reproductive and sexual health issues and HIV/AIDS in many ways. Well-written and rigorously applied laws could benefit persons living with (or at risk of contracting) HIV/AIDS, particularly concerning their reproductive and sexual health. Access to reproductive health services should be a legal right, and discrimination based on HIV status, which undermines access, should be prohibited. Laws against sexual violence and exploitation, which perpetuate the spread of HIV and its negative effects, should be enforced. Finally, a human rights framework should inform the drafting of laws to more effectively protect health.
AB - The law is a frequently overlooked tool for addressing the complex practical and ethical issues that arise from the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The law intersects with reproductive and sexual health issues and HIV/AIDS in many ways. Well-written and rigorously applied laws could benefit persons living with (or at risk of contracting) HIV/AIDS, particularly concerning their reproductive and sexual health. Access to reproductive health services should be a legal right, and discrimination based on HIV status, which undermines access, should be prohibited. Laws against sexual violence and exploitation, which perpetuate the spread of HIV and its negative effects, should be enforced. Finally, a human rights framework should inform the drafting of laws to more effectively protect health.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2008.138669
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2008.138669
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18703431
AN - SCOPUS:52449094452
VL - 98
SP - 1779
EP - 1786
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
SN - 0090-0036
IS - 10
ER -