Overview

This volume covers individual's legal rights in areas such as employment, education, and health care, as well as AIDS-related legislation. Directories of organizations concerned with the rights of AIDS victims are also included. The Legal Almanac series serves to educate the general public on a variety of legal issues pertinent to everyday life and to keep readers informed of their rights and remedies under the law. Each volume in the series presents an explanation of a specific legal issue in simple, clearly written text, making the Almanac a concise and perfect desktop reference tool. All volumes provide state-by-state coverage. Selected state statutes are included, as are important case law and legislation, charts and tables for comparison.

Full Product Details

Author:   Margaret C. Jasper
Publisher:   Thomson West
Imprint:   Oceana Publications
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9780379113501

ISBN 10:   0379113503
Pages:   261
Publication Date:   31 October 2000
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Background and History; EARLY HISTORY-THE 1970'S; EMERGENCE OF AIDS IN THE UNITED STATES-THE 1980'S; RESEARCHING AND TRACING THE VIRUS; PRESENT DAY; STATISTICS; U.S. STATISTICS; INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS; AIDS ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES; THE NATIONAL AIDS HOTLINE; THE NAMES PROJECT FOUNDATION ; 2. The Medical Aspects of HIV/AIDS; THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV); THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HIV AND AIDS; ACUTE RETROVIRAL SYNDROME; STATUS OF A CURE; COMBINATION THERAPY; GENE THERAPY-STEM CELL DELIVERY; REDUCTION IN PERINATALLY ACQUIRED AIDS; THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HIV AND STDS ; 3. HIV Testing and Related Issues; THE AIDS ANTIBODY TEST; THE RAPID HIV TEST; HOME TEST KITS; INFORMED CONSENT; MANDATORY TESTING; MANDATORY TESTING OF NEWBORN INFANTS; BLOOD BANKS; PARTNERSHIP NOTIFICATION STATUTES; REPORTING AND PRIVACY ISSUES; PREMARITAL HIV TESTING ; 4. Anti-Discrimination Legislation; IN GENERAL; THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973; TERMINOLOGY; THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 (ADA); EDUCATION DISCRIMINATION; EDUCATION DISCRIMINATION UNDER THE REHABILITATION ACT; EDUCATION DISCRIMINATION UNDER THE ADA; THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA); EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION UNDER THE REHABILITATION ACT; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION UNDER THE ADA; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION UNDER STATE AND LOCAL LAWS; CONSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS ; 5. HIV/AIDS-Related Litigation; THE CRIMINAL TRANSMISSION OF HIV; ELEMENTS AND DEFENSES; MANDATORY TESTING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT DEFENDANTS; DISCLOSURE OF TEST RESULTS; SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN; INTENTIONAL TORT CAUSES OF ACTION; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; BATTERY; DEFAMATION/INVASION OF PRIVACY; INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS/FRAUD; NEGLIGENCE ; 6. Health Care and Insurance Issues; HEALTH CARE ISSUES; PATIENT ABANDONMENT AND REFUSAL TO TREAT; DUTY TO PROTECT UNINFECTED PATIENTS; THE NEEDLE STICK LAW; INSURANCE ISSUES; HEALTH INSURANCE; THE RYAN WHITE CARE ACT; LIFE INSURANCE ; 7. HIV/AIDS IN THE UNITED STATES MILITARY; IN GENERAL; THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AIDS POLICY; THE DORNAN AMENDMENT; CONFLICT BETWEEN THE DORNAN AMENDMENT AND EXISTINGDOD POLICY; CONSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS; SEXUAL RELATIONS ; 8. HIV/AIDS IN THE CORRECTIONAL SETTING; IN GENERAL; STATISTICS; WOMEN PRISONERS; RIGHTS OF THE HIV-INFECTED PRISONER; TESTING PROTOCOL; SENTENCING CONSIDERATIONS; RESOURCES; NATIONAL COMMISSION ON CORRECTIONAL HEALTH; THE CORRECTIONAL HIV CONSORTIUM; THE PRISON PROJECT ; APPENDICES; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SUGGESTED READING

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