Recent advances in HIV/AIDS treatments are extending the life expectancy of many infected children, allowing them to survive well into their school age years. However the mixing of pædiatric HIV/AIDS and school systems has not been an easy one. This article discusses the primary ethical dilemmas involved when children with HIV/AIDS attend school: a) the right to admittance and b) the right to privacy. A review of the American and Canadian ethical and legal findings surrounding these two contentious issues is offered.
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