Detention of HIV-positive Haitians at Guantanamo: human rights and medical care

Article Abstract:

The detention of HIV-positive Haitian refugees at a US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, illuminated the human rights violations often faced by people with AIDS. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. The refugees were released in 1993 by order of Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr., of the US District Court of Appeals. At that time, they had been detained for almost two years in the only refugee camp maintained exclusively for HIV-positive people. The military physicians caring for the refugees repeatedly told members of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that patients with CD4 cell counts of 200 or less per cubic millimeter could not be cared for adequately at the camp. This issue was first discussed in May 1992. As pressure against immigration mounts, discrimination against those with diseases such as AIDS is likely to increase. Physicians and lawyers will need to work together to ensure that adequate medical care is provided to those who need it, both in the US and overseas.

Health aspects, Cases, HIV patients, Civil rights, Discrimination against AIDS virus carriers, HIV carriers discrimination, Refugees, Haitian, Haitian refugees, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba

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The limits of state laws to protect genetic information

Article Abstract:

An analysis of the Massachusetts genetic testing law illustrates the need for a comprehensive federal law that would prohibit discrimination against a person based on his or her genetic profile. Genetic information should also be private and should only be released to others if the patient consents.

Laws, regulations and rules, Prevention, Genetic screening, Genetic testing, Discrimination in insurance, Insurance discrimination, Employment discrimination

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