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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Masham of Ilton (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 17 March 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Health Bill [HL].

Health Bill [HL]

I should like to ask a few questions about Amendment 132. As a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on AIDS, I should like to ask the Minister: why are people waiting in England for decisions about their status, or if they are waiting to be deported, denied HIV drugs? From a public health interest, why are those vulnerable people denied therapy, which would make them less infective? People with HIV/AIDS in the UK are covered by the Disability Discrimination Act. Are these individuals not classified as people? Is it not odd to treat them for TB and not HIV/AIDS if they are co-infected? Many people will not come forward with HIV because of stigma, and stigma among their own people is worse than other sorts of stigma. The present situation just makes a double stigma.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
709 c84GC 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Disclosure of information Dental services Data protection Admissions Asylum Contamination Blood Hospitals Health services Fees and charges Donors Health insurance HIV/AIDS Income General practitioners Hospital beds Haemophilia NHS Patients Organs Overseas visitors NHS foundation trusts Statistics Waiting lists Standards Transport Transplant surgery Tax allowances Revenue and Customs Department of Health Spinal injuries
Legislation
Health Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
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