12 - Sunday, July 28, 1991 - North Shore News

Anna Marie
D’Angelo

HEALTH-CARE workers, considered a high-risk group
for AIDS infection, de not need to take HIV tests or
make the results public. [n the U.S., a young woman
about to die of AIDS said health officials or the dentist
she claims infected her should have informed the den-
tist’s petients that he had the fatal disease. The woman

believes she was infected during a dental procedure when

Should health workers

H.C. Clarke

North Vancouver

Yes. If I were a patient, |
would want to know.

James Clarke

North Vancouver

I would say yes. The pa-
tient has a right to know
because an HIV-positive
health-care worker would

D.E. MacLeod

North Vancouver

if I were a patient, I'd
like to know because in a
hospital anything can
happen.

Gerda Koch

North Vancouver

I think you can’t worry
about everything to the
last. detail. My answer
would be no because

the dentist's blood inadvertently mixed with her blood.
Current statistics show AIDS is very rarely transmitted
in this manner. At issue is the individual's right to keep
medical information private versus the patients’ right to
know if someone treating them has a potentially infec-
tious and fatal disease.

disclose HIV status?

Bryan Findlater

North Vancouver

Yes. | think they should,
judging from cases in the
U.S. like the girl that got
AIDS from her dentist.

put a patient at risk.

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS

AGENDAS

North Vancouver City Councii,
Monday, July 29 at 7:30 p.m.:
Zoning amendment bylaw, 1752
Mahon Ave., Penner and
Schmidt/Zoning amendment
bylaw, 256-262 East 4th St., D &
D Construction and REL
Design/City of North Vancouver
waste collection contract
authorization bylaw/Local im-
provement construction bylaw,

lane west of Grand Bouevard be-
tween [2th and 13th streets/
Highway closing and exchange
bylaw, 2600-block MacKay
Avenue/Retentian of Queen Mary
Community School and Boundary
Community School.

North Vancouver District Council:
Next mects on Aug. 12.

West Vancouver District Council:
Next meets after the summer
break on Sept. 9.

DEVELOPMENT
PERMITS

North Vancouver City: 1991 Of-
ficial Community Plan update.
North Vancouver District: None.
West Vancouver District: None.

Agenda items are restricted by
space. For a complete listing of
West Vancouver agenda items,
call 922-121! after hours for re-
corded information. Comprehen-
sive agendas for North Vancouver
City and District are posted at the
respective halls and are also avail-
able at the public libraries.

personally | haven't been
concerned about it when
I go to the doctor or
dentist.

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