van Wyk C
University of South Africa, Pretoria.
Med Law. 1991;10(2):139-53.
The increase in HIV infection in South Africa poses serious problems not only to medical services in this country, but also to its legal system. Some of the more immediate medico-legal problems surrounding AIDS are discussed: Informed consent to the testing for HIV antibodies, the maintenance of confidentiality and the question of whether health care workers may refuse to treat AIDS patients.
南非艾滋病毒感染率的上升不仅给该国的医疗服务带来了严重问题,也给其法律体系带来了严重问题。本文讨论了一些与艾滋病相关的更为直接的法医学问题:对艾滋病毒抗体检测的知情同意、保密问题以及医护人员是否可以拒绝治疗艾滋病患者的问题。