A 6 page research paper that offers an examination of the issues involved in mandatory HIV testing as a standard part of prenatal care is designed to aid the student researching this topic with preparing for a class debate. The student will be debating the negative position, that is, opposing mandatory HIV testing. Therefore, this speech presents this position. Then, the affirmative positive is briefly summarized, which is followed with how the negative position can offer rebuttal to these points. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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testing of pregnant women should be mandatory has been debated since the mid-1980s, when it was predicted that there would be roughly 3,000 babies born infected with HIV on a
yearly basis (Zivi, 2005). While some voices have advocated mandatory testing of all pregnant women, those who oppose this position argue that voluntary testing is equally as effective as the
mandatory policy-if not more so, because voluntary testing does not alienate women who might other wise not seek out prenatal care (Zivi, 2005). The following examination of the issues
involved in mandatory HIV testing as a standard part of prenatal care is designed to aid the student researching this topic with preparing for a class debate. The student will
be debating the negative position, that is, opposing mandatory HIV testing. Therefore, the following speech presents this position. Then, the affirmative positive is briefly summarized, which is followed with how
the negative position can offer rebuttal to these points. Constructive speeches-the negative position First of all, it is instructive to clarify precisely where the boundaries for the two sides
of this issue lie. Experts are in agreement that identification and treatment of "asymptomatic HIV infection in pregnant women" can have a positive impact on decreasing the incidence of mother-to-child
transmission of this disease (Chow, 2005, p. 38). In other words there is no disagreement over the positive benefits of HIV screening for decreasing HIV transmission to infants. However, overwhelming,
experts support HIV testing policy that includes patient notification and the option to decline the test (Prenatal and Perinatal, 2004). The majority of experts do not endorse mandatory, that is,
to say, compulsory HIV testing. While the incidence of HIV transmission between mother and child was extremely high in the early 1990s, i.e., between 1,000 and 2,000 cases per