HIV and the obligation to treat

Mark Sheldon

doi:10.1007/BF00489830

HIV and the obligation to treat

Mark Sheldon^*

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Abstract

The paper is an attempt to review the basis for the claim that physicians have a professional obligation to treat AIDS patients. Considered are the historical record, two professional codes of ethics, and several recent articles. The paper concludes that the arguments considered, which attempt to support the claim that physicians have an obligation to treat, fail. It is suggested, rather, that common humanity, which physicians share with those who suffer from AIDS, ought to be the basis for engaging in the care of AIDS patients.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	201-212
Number of pages	12
Journal	Theoretical Medicine
Volume	11
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00489830
State	Published - Sep 1 1990

Keywords

AIDS
codes of ethics
ethics
obligation to treat

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Medicine (miscellaneous)

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