Word: consent
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...number of state and local politicians around the country are calling for widespread, mandatory AIDS antibody testing. These demands have spurred vigorous opposition from gay-rights activists, civil rights lawyers and public-health officials. They urge, instead, voluntary testing that includes what have been called the "three Cs": informed consent, confidentiality and counseling. This week both views will be represented in Atlanta as medical experts from across the nation gather for a conference sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control to debate the value of mass AIDS testing. Among the questions to be discussed: How far should the Government...
...bottom off Philadelphia's woes, just two months ago, in a separate action, a federal consent decree mandated a reduction in the city's prison population from 4,200 to 3,750, leaving the system with fewer places to put prisoners, even if they could be brought to trial. "They're playing political games, and meanwhile we're trying to get space in prison," complains Philadelphia District Attorney Ronald Castille...
...often that administrators consent...
...used in many such arrangements does not provide the surrogate mother with many rights, but puts a good number of restraints on her. She agrees to abstain from smoking, alcohol and drugs as well as sexual intercourse during the period around insemination. Most agreements forbid her to abort without consent of the father, though some require it if amniocentesis reveals fetal abnormalities. And while the mothers are screened, though not always with sufficient diligence, the contracting couples often are not. What are the ethical dilemmas of a surrogate mother who delivers her child into a home she knows little about...
Some 1 million American teenagers get pregnant each year. The National Academy of Sciences last week endorsed a controversial way to alleviate the problem: make contraceptives and abortion available to teens through schools and public health clinics at little or no cost, and without requiring parental consent...