AIDS

Paper Summary:

This paper is written in the form of a case study, discussing the issue of discrimination towards people with HIV and AIDS. It discusses the ambulance service avoiding gay houses and the implications of this as a violation of the sex and AIDS discrimination ordinance. The paper discusses the ramifications for a social worker who knows the issue and her ethical responsibilities in this case.

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"In this case, Jody is faced with competing ethical values. On the one hand, by his profession and by common social standards he has to fight AIDS discrimination without any consideration of the authority or the social stature of the culpable persons.[NASW] This would involve taking legal actions and publicizing the wrongful behavior of the city council president and the ambulance drivers. Since the ambulance drivers in this case are in flagrant violation of the code of ethics attached to their profession they do not merit any consideration or leniency."

Sample of Sources Used:

• The Ethox Center, "Ethical Frameworks", Available at, http://www.ethics-network.org.uk/reading/Guide/SectionC/sectionC.htm Accessed Dec 6th 2005
• NASW, 'Code of Ethics: Discrimination', Available at, http://www.socialworkers.org/pubs/code/code.asp Accessed Dec 6th 2005
• UNAIDS, "Understanding HIV AIDS and Related Stigma", Available at, http://www.advocacydays.org/2004%20files/aidsunderstanding.htm Accessed Dec 6th 2005

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