Children living with HIV: reshaping law and policy in Quebec to preserve and promote their rights

ID:	HARP-369
Title:	Children living with HIV: reshaping law and policy in Quebec to preserve and promote their rights
Source:	Health Law Journal , v.8 2000 pg 141-176
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Year:	2000
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Keywords:	Canada, economic, social, and cultural rights, human rights, legal, Quebec, health, health care, HIV/AIDS, social welfare, children’s rights, family
Abstract:	In 1999, 97 cases of AIDS among children and adolescents under the age of fifteen were reported in Quebec.(f.#1) On its face, this apparently low figure may suggest that this issue does not deserve much attention from the medical and legal communities in the province. The rate of pediatric AIDS seems particularly minimal when it is compared to the number of adults in Quebec living with the illness, which in 1999 totalled 5,458.(f.#2) In light of this contrast, it is understood why medical research and the academic discourse on HIV and AIDS have concentrated primarily on adult populations, while children have been considered only peripherally. Nevertheless, although children may suffer from HIV at a less alarming rate than persons of full age, the repercussions of this illness are just as significant for children as they are for adults. While many of the effects of HIV are shared by adult and pediatric HIV patients alike, others are particular to children. Thus, to fully understand the implications of HIV in childhood, the specific impacts of this illness on the lives of children must be considered.
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