Predicting Dangerousness and the Public Health Response to Aids
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20337267 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth Macklin (0000-0001-9749-2037, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 16 |
| Publication date | 1986-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Hastings Center Report (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-0334 • E-ISSN: 1552-146X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3562098 |
| PMID | 3804719 |
| OpenAlex | W2159093142 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
It is argued on ethical grounds that public health measures to\ncontrol the spread of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) must rely on\nvoluntary efforts, rather than on mandatory quarantine or isolation of\ninfected individuals. Although state interference to prevent harm to third\nparties is accepted when criminal behavior is involved, application of the\nharm principle is controversial in other contexts. Using the analogy of\ninvoluntary commitment of the mentally ill, where prediction of dangerousness\nis based on past behavior, the author points out that testing for HIV\nantibodies can give a yes-or-no answer to whether a person is infected. \nHowever, because there is little basis for predicting whether the person will\nact to infect others, only people who are known wantonly to jeopardize others\nshould be isolated. Macklin also examines the special situations of prisoners\nand prostitutes, as well as the social impact of mass invasions of privacy and\ndenial of civil rights. (KIE abstract)
Analogy · Criminology · Denial · Harm · Isolation (microbiology) · Political science · Public health · Global Security and Public Health · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 1991 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |