Respect women, promote health and reduce stigma: ethical arguments for universal hepatitis C screening in pregnancy

In the USA, there are missed opportunities to diagnose hepatitis C virus (HCV) in pregnancy because screening is currently risk-stratified and thus primarily limited to individuals who disclose history of injection drug use or sexually transmitted infection risks. Over the past decade, the opioid ep...

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Authors: Gross, S. (Author) ; Ruth, R. (Author) ; Rasmussen, A. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2020
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2020, Volume: 46, Issue: 10, Pages: 674-677
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