The childbearing decisions of HIV-infected women raise troubling ethical, social, legal and medical questions. This book lays out the problems comprehensively and makes recommendations for clinical practice and public policy. Written by scholars in ethics, law, public health and medicine, it also includes excerpts from interviews with HIV-infected women.

Part I: Medical and Public Health Issues ; 1. The Epidemiology of HIV and AIDS in Women ; 2. The Clinical Course of HIV Infection in Women ; 3. Gynecologic and Obstetrical Issues in HIV-Infected Women ; 4. Health Prospects for Children Born to HIV-Infected Women ; 5. Psychosocial Issues for Children Born to HIV-Infected Women ; 6. Access to and Utilization of Health Services by HIVB-Infected Women ; 7. Drug Use, HIV Status and Reproduction ; Part II: Legal Issues ; 8. Legal Challenges: State Intervention, Reproduction, and HIV-Infected Women ; 9. Reproductive Choice and Reality: An Assessment of Tort Liability for Health-Care Providers and Women with HIV-AIDS ; 10. Perinatal Drug Use: State Interventions and the Implications for HIV-Infected Women ; Part III: Ethical and Social Issues ; 11. Clinical Counseling and the Problem of Autonomy-Negating Influence ; 12. The Moral Right to Have Children ; 13. Reproductive Choices of Adolescent Females with HIV/AIDS ; 14. Moral Multiculturalism, Childbearing, and AIDS ; Part IV:Voices from the Community ; 15. Practices and Opinions of Health Care Providers Serving HIV-Infected Women ; 16. In Women's Wards: The Values and Life Experiences of HIV-Infected Women ; Part V: Conclusion ; 17. HIV Infection and Childbearing: A Proposal for Public Policy and Clinical Practice - The Working Group

"Faden and Kass' book provides a thorough analysis of the myriad of issues that arise around childbearing for HIV infected women."--Journal of Public Health Policy "This is an extremely important book that should be available in all public, academic, and medical libraries. It provides much for everyone to think about."--AIDS Book Review Journal "Very detailed arguments, legal, moral, and philosophical....This book is rich in detail..."--University of Toronto Medical Journal

"Faden and Kass' book provides a thorough analysis of the myriad of issues that arise around childbearing for HIV infected women."--Journal of Public Health Policy "This is an extremely important book that should be available in all public, academic, and medical libraries. It provides much for everyone to think about."--AIDS Book Review Journal "Very detailed arguments, legal, moral, and philosophical....This book is rich in detail..."--University of Toronto Medical Journal

Ruth R. Faden, Ph.D., M.P.H., is the Philip Franklin Wagley Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director of the Bioethics Institute at Johns Hopkins University. From 1994-1995, she was appointed by President Clinton to chair the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments. Dr. Faden has published extensively in ethics and health policy, research ethics, and health behavior. Nancy E. Kass, Sc.D., is Assistant Professor in the Program in Law, Ethics, and Health of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Dr. Kass has conducted research and authored numerous publications in bioethics and health policy, with particular focus on issues related to HIV and genetics. She also testifies and conducts advocacy work with Maryland's AIDS Legislative Committee.