A group of Connecticut hospitals are trying to block the enforcement of a state law requiring that all newborns be tested within 24 hours of birth for the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV. AIDS activists also oppose the law, and the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union is considering taking legal action against it. But organizations such as the American Medical Association urge that all pregnant women and newborns be tested for HIV - a move that opponents say will deter women from seeking medical care.
October 19, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
One would be hard-pressed to find a more compelling state interest thansaving babies’ lives.
State legislators thought so when they passed a law this year requiringthat all newborn infants be tested within 24 hours of birth for the humanimmunodeficiency virus, HIV, which can cause AIDS.
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