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AIDS Policy Law. 1999 Jan 22;14(1):1, 4-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AIDS/20700042
Abstract: The U.S. Supreme Court upheld that the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) can protect a person with asymptomatic HIV but asked the First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review part of its previous decision. Upon review, the U.S. Circuit Court upheld its earlier decision that dentist Randon Bragdon violated the ADA by refusing to provide care to an HIV-positive patient in his office. The panel said Bragdon did not offer any legitimate scientific evidence showing that routine dental care would expose him to HIV. The court also found that Bragdon's claims were speculative and not based on material facts. Bragdon plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit the issue.
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