Re: New Jersey Requires H.I.V. Test in Pregnancy

From: Dr Eberhard W Lisse (el@lisse.na)
Fri Dec 28 00:25:16 2007


How many pregnant women are HIV positive in New Jersey? How many transmissions is the test going to prevent?

el

On Dec 28, 2007, at 05:03, Richard Kaplan wrote:

> Is this true? I thought that early treatment of the newborn would
> prevent the spread of HIV from an infected mother and this in fact
> is the argument for mandatory testing on pregnant women in North
> Carolina when they are admitted in labor.
>
> Richard Kaplan
>

>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr Eberhard W Lisse" <el@lisse.na>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L" <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net>
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 5:37 PM
> Subject: Re: New Jersey Requires H.I.V. Test in Pregnancy
>
>> Of course you are :-)-O
>>
>> This is not a Public Health intervention since it does absolutely
>> nothing to prevent the spread of the disease.
>>
>> And HIV is *NOT* treated as a communicable disease by this.
>> Exactly the opposite, in fact. No treatment.
>>
>> Sleeping with an HIV infected person puts one at risk, not PC.
>>
>> el
>>
>> On Dec 28, 2007, at 00:22, art fougner, md wrote:
>>
>>> Public health is intended for the general welfare, not the
>>> welfare of a
>>> small minority. Finally, HIV is treated as a communicable disease.
>>> Political correctness puts us all at risk.
>>>
>>> Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.
>>>
>>> Art
>>>
>





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