Anita Kleinsmidt
Biographic Data
| ID | 6059754 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anita Kleinsmidt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anita |
| FAMILY NAME | Kleinsmidt |
| SIGNATURE | KLEINSMIDT A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Udo Schuklenk is with the Department of Philosophy, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. Anita Kleinsmidt is an attorney in South Africa. |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0125-7804 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mpox and the Ethics of Outbreak Management
Mpox, first identified in captive monkeys in 1958 and recognized in humans by 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was historically confined to sporadic zoonotic outbreaks in Central and West Africa. These outbreaks, often driven by rodent‐to‐human transmission in resource‐limited settings, reflect persistent systemic health disparities. In recent years, mpox has also been reported in high‐income countries (including the United States, Unite…
Deliberate delays in offering abortion to pregnant women with fetal anomalies after 24 weeks' gestation at a centre in South Africa
South Africa has an abortion law which codifies the broad themes of reproductive rights set out in the Constitution of South Africa, other laws and national guidelines. Certain wording of the conditions in the Choice Act for abortion after 20 weeks' gestation, are open to interpretation, being ‘severe malformation of the fetus’ and ‘risk of injury to the fetus’. From 24 weeks onwards, abortion is carried out by feticide/induced fetal cardiac asys…
Allegations of misuse of African DNA in the UK
Concerns have been raised around the alleged commercialisation of South African genetic material by various research institutes nationally and abroad. We consider whether the Protection of Personal Information Act in South Africa will conflict with or complement existing protections in health law and research ethics. The Act is not applicable to de‐identified samples that cannot be re‐identified but we question whether genetic samples can ever be…
Balancing personal beliefs against access to legal abortion
Moral Issues in the Natural Sciences and Technologies
This book reflects academically on important and relevant natural scientific disciplines, important technologies and related media to determine and communicate the moral issues and challenges within those specific fields of study, and how to deal with them morally and from a multidimensional South African context. It aims to add scientific, technological and ethical value, locally and globally, by reflecting mainly from the viewpoint of a specifi…
Schuklenk and Kleinsmidt Respond
We thank Groves et al. for their constructive, critical comments. Our paper acknowledges that compulsory HIV testing regimes might deter pregnant women from seeking antenatal care. At this point in time, we do not know whether this actually would be the case, or, if it did act as a deterrent, how many women might be deterred from seeking antenatal care (this kind of cost—as determined by the relevant regulatory authorities—would have to be balanc…
Rethinking Mandatory HIV Testing During Pregnancy in Areas With High HIV Prevalence Rates
We analyzed the ethical and policy issues surrounding mandatory HIV testing of pregnant women in areas with high HIV prevalence rates. Through this analysis, we seek to demonstrate that a mandatory approach to testing and treatment has the potential to significantly reduce perinatal transmission of HIV and defend the view that mandatory testing is morally required if a number of conditions can be met. If such programs are to be introduced, contin…
North–south Benefit Sharing Arrangements in Bioprospecting and Genetic Research
Most pharmaceutical research carried out today is focused on the treatment and management of the lifestyle diseases of the developed world. Diseases that affect mainly poor people are neglected in research advancements in treatment because they cannot generate large financial returns on research and development costs. Benefit sharing arrangements for the use of indigenous resources and genetic research could only marginally address this gap in re…
Rethinking Mandatory HIV Testing During Pregnancy in Areas With High HIV Prevalence Rates
We analyzed the ethical and policy issues surrounding mandatory HIV testing of pregnant women in areas with high HIV prevalence rates. Through this analysis, we seek to demonstrate that a mandatory approach to testing and treatment has the potential to significantly reduce perinatal transmission of HIV and defend the view that mandatory testing is morally required if a number of conditions can be met. If such programs are to be introduced, contin…
North–south Benefit Sharing Arrangements in Bioprospecting and Genetic Research
Most pharmaceutical research carried out today is focused on the treatment and management of the lifestyle diseases of the developed world. Diseases that affect mainly poor people are neglected in research advancements in treatment because they cannot generate large financial returns on research and development costs. Benefit sharing arrangements for the use of indigenous resources and genetic research could only marginally address this gap in re…
Rethinking Mandatory HIV Testing During Pregnancy in Areas With High HIV Prevalence Rates
We analyzed the ethical and policy issues surrounding mandatory HIV testing of pregnant women in areas with high HIV prevalence rates. Through this analysis, we seek to demonstrate that a mandatory approach to testing and treatment has the potential to significantly reduce perinatal transmission of HIV and defend the view that mandatory testing is morally required if a number of conditions can be met. If such programs are to be introduced, contin…
Schuklenk and Kleinsmidt Respond
We thank Groves et al. for their constructive, critical comments. Our paper acknowledges that compulsory HIV testing regimes might deter pregnant women from seeking antenatal care. At this point in time, we do not know whether this actually would be the case, or, if it did act as a deterrent, how many women might be deterred from seeking antenatal care (this kind of cost—as determined by the relevant regulatory authorities—would have to be balanc…
Moral Issues in the Natural Sciences and Technologies
This book reflects academically on important and relevant natural scientific disciplines, important technologies and related media to determine and communicate the moral issues and challenges within those specific fields of study, and how to deal with them morally and from a multidimensional South African context. It aims to add scientific, technological and ethical value, locally and globally, by reflecting mainly from the viewpoint of a specifi…
Allegations of misuse of African DNA in the UK
Concerns have been raised around the alleged commercialisation of South African genetic material by various research institutes nationally and abroad. We consider whether the Protection of Personal Information Act in South Africa will conflict with or complement existing protections in health law and research ethics. The Act is not applicable to de‐identified samples that cannot be re‐identified but we question whether genetic samples can ever be…
Balancing personal beliefs against access to legal abortion
Deliberate delays in offering abortion to pregnant women with fetal anomalies after 24 weeks' gestation at a centre in South Africa
South Africa has an abortion law which codifies the broad themes of reproductive rights set out in the Constitution of South Africa, other laws and national guidelines. Certain wording of the conditions in the Choice Act for abortion after 20 weeks' gestation, are open to interpretation, being ‘severe malformation of the fetus’ and ‘risk of injury to the fetus’. From 24 weeks onwards, abortion is carried out by feticide/induced fetal cardiac asys…
Mpox and the Ethics of Outbreak Management
Mpox, first identified in captive monkeys in 1958 and recognized in humans by 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was historically confined to sporadic zoonotic outbreaks in Central and West Africa. These outbreaks, often driven by rodent‐to‐human transmission in resource‐limited settings, reflect persistent systemic health disparities. In recent years, mpox has also been reported in high‐income countries (including the United States, Unite…
Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Abortion (3 works) · Ethics in Clinical Research (3 works) · Pregnancy (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Bioethics (2 works) · Biomedical Ethics and Regulation (2 works)