Bragdon v. Abbott: Who's In? Who's Out?

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1998

Publication Title

Aids & Public Policy Journal

Keywords

Bragdon v. Abbott, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, HIV/AIDS

Abstract

In the spring of 1998 the U.S. Supreme Court took on its first case involving the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was, coincidentally, its first HIV/AIDS case as well. The case was Bragdon v. Abbott (U.S. No. 97-156), and the legal issue was whether someone with asymptomatic HIV is considered "disabled" under the ADA, which protects people with disabilities from discrimination in employment, insurance, and services offered by business and government. This article examines the ramifications of this decision.

Volume

13

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