Ethics of Opt-Out HIV Testing in Pregnancy

Opt-out HIV testing in pregnancy may involve situations of coercion that can be at odds with women's reproductive rights. Experts and practitioners need to review the counseling and testing strategies to determine the best way to ethically test for HIV in pregnancy.

Citation:
Fields L, Kaplan C. Opt-out HIV testing: An ethical analysis of women's reproductive rights. Nurs Ethics. 2011 Jun 3. [Epub ahead of print]

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