Document 0659
 DOCN  M9590659
 TI    Officials, participants oppose mandatory tests for pregnant women.
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 DT    9509
 SO    AIDS Policy Law. 1995 Mar 10;10(4):9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       AIDS/95700219
 AB    Republican lawmakers in Congress were planning to introduce legislation
       for mandatory HIV testing of pregnant women, however, Clinton
       administration officials fear such mandatory testing will cause women to
       avoid prenatal care. Patricia Fleming, National AIDS Policy Director,
       tells of three studies showing pregnant women, when properly counseled,
       usually agree to testing. Since there are no other government-mandated
       tests for prenatal purposes, opponents argue there is no reason to make
       HIV testing mandatory. It is reported that the AIDS Action Council (AAC)
       was going to accept mandatory HIV testing as a way of salvaging
       threatened AIDS programs from budget cuts. The AAC denies these reports
       and restates its position against mandatory testing.
 DE    *AIDS Serodiagnosis  Female  *Health Policy  Human  Pregnancy  Pregnancy
       Complications, Infectious/*DIAGNOSIS  *Women's Health  NEWSLETTER
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