Product Description: First and foremost, HIV disease presents a profound medical problem affecting a person’s health and longevity. Yet health and health care cannot be viewed outside of the social context. We cannot, William B. Rubenstein, Ruth Eisenberg, and Lawrence O...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Includes the following relevant legal decisions: Georgia sodomy case (Bowers v. Hardwick), the Hawaii marriage decision (Baehr v. Lewin), the St. Patrick's Day Parade case (Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston), and the Colorado ballot initiative case...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A collection of nine important essays analyzes the legal and social policy failures that have led to widespread discrimination against persons with the HIV virus and disease and presents concrete recommendations for change.