Access to healthcare for people living with HIV : an analysis of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights from an ethical perspective

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Introduction: Although HIV has been part of our reality for over 30 years, people living with HIV (PLHIV) still experience restrictions regarding their access to healthcare. This poses a significant ethical problem, especially as it endangers achieving the goal of ending the HIV epidemic worldwide. The aim of this paper is to analyze the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) regarding cases where PLHIV experienced restrictions on their access to healthcare.

Methods: We conducted an analysis of the ECtHR database and were able to identify N = 28 cases dealing with restricted access to healthcare for PLHIV. A descriptive and thematic analysis was conducted to identify ways in which access to healthcare for PLHIV was restricted.

Results: We were able to identify a total of four main categories, with denial of adequate therapeutic support as the main category with N = 22 cases (78.57%). Most of the judgments examined were filed against Russia (N = 12, 42.86%) and Ukraine (N = 9, 32.14%). A large proportion of PLHIV in the cases studied (N = 57, 85.07%) were detainees.

Discussion: The analysis shows a clear condemnation of limited access to healthcare for PLHIV by the ECtHR. Ethical implications of the analyzed cases are discussed in detail.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in public health - 11(2023) vom: 22., Seite 1193236

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Skuban-Eiseler, Tobias [VerfasserIn]
Orzechowski, Marcin [VerfasserIn]
Steger, Florian [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Access to healthcare
Human rights
International law
Journal Article
Medical ethics
People living with HIV
Stigmatization

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 31.08.2023

Date Revised 31.08.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fpubh.2023.1193236

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358788595