Denial of Expert Opinion in HIV Court Cases
Denial of Expert Opinion in HIV Court Cases
Ana B. Abecasis 1, Anne-Mieke Vandamme 2
1 Global Health and Tropical Medicine, GHTM, Associate Laboratory in Translation and Innovation Towards Global Health, LA-REAL, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; 2 NULL
*Correspondence: Ana B. Abecasis, Email not available
Abstract
The transmission of HIV and cases of discriminationrelated to HIV-positive status has generatedseveral court cases in the last couple of decades.In such cases, expert opinion can be very valuableand often even decisive. While in some cases anexpert scientific opinion is indeed requested, in othersthe court makes its decision without consulting anyexpert.
