SeeKer Posted November 24, 2005 Short and sweet. Medical ethics does not allow doctors to divulge their patients confidentiality.Lawyers,when clients confides a murder, cannot tell on them.In the instance of a patient having AIDS and not telling his spouse and kids that they might be carriers is this really the time to stand by your ethics when you can save two or more people by telling? If your client killed someone aren't you doing the society a favor by pointing a finger at him? Would like to hear your view on this pls. I got to admit I don't know much about this subject but as far as I have seen the only time the healthcare workers can interfere is when the patient refuses to practice safe sex but how do they reinforce this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeeKer Posted November 24, 2005 Sowwie about the pic I took it off. I was trying something out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
- Femme - Posted November 25, 2005 Interesting you should ask this. This question has been the topic of hot debate due to this incident that occured recently in Canada--> Smith faces second degree charge I believe that if a person has contacted fatal/contagious disease his/her rights to privacy should be overruled by the publics right to their health. One person cannot be held in favour over the rights of many others. Its unethical, immoral, wrong, etc. Anyone who is in contact with the said person should be informed. However I don't believe this warrants a section in the local newspaper---just the close circles that person interacts with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nephissa Posted November 25, 2005 It's a Criminal act. Knowingly engaging in sexual activity without full disclosure. Now if she said. "I have HIV", and they still went through with it, that's their own problem, they were taking the risk of a bullet being in the chamber. If your client killed someone aren't you doing the society a favor by pointing a finger at him? That's where the $ is at. Defending the bloodiest defendants, more often at $750/hr if not more. Doing the society a favor, or the innocent Joe isn't a lot of money to a lawyer. It's all about greed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lake Posted November 25, 2005 ^^^ They could care less about the damn society..as long as the devil advocates chedda is right at the end of the day. The healthare worker can also intefere if he treats a patient with a bullet wound to the police Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeeKer Posted November 25, 2005 Originally posted by Pretty Tone: The healthare worker can also intefere if he treats a patient with a bullet wound to the police [/QB] Huh :confused: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
