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HIV testing for pregnant women: a rights-based analysis of changes in national policy
Elizabeth KingXVIII International AIDS Conference,
Vienna, AustriaJuly 22, 2010
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What changes? Whose rights?
• HIV testing during pregnancy: new CDC policy, WHO/UNAIDS guidelines.
• Women may be put at risk for discrimination and violence when their HIV status becomes known.
• How are pregnant women’s rights protected under these new testing policies?
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Key findings: what rights?
• Inconsistent language leads to ambiguous interpretation of “opt-out” procedures
• Less emphasis on pre-test counseling • Emphasis is on the benefits, but little
consideration of the potential risks from testing
• Consent– is it really an option? Women’s autonomy in this process? Refusal?
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Implications: What comes next?
• Inclusion of training for counselors in the protocols
• Research to understand pregnant women’s perceptions of choice to test and right to decline a test
• Monitoring and evaluation, including field studies to understand how the new testing policies are implemented
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Thank you
UNC research team members: Suzanne Maman, Ali Groves, Matt Pierce, and Sarah Wyckoff
This research was funded by the Law and Health Initiative of the Open Society Institute
For more information see:http://www.soros.org/initiatives/health/focus/
law/articles_publications/publications/hivtesting_20080916