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West J. Public opinion, public policy, and HIV infection. Ment Retard. 1989;27(4):245-8
West, J. (1989). Public opinion, public policy, and HIV infection. Mental retardation, 27(4), 245-8.
West, J. "Public opinion, public policy, and HIV infection." Mental retardation vol. 27,4 (1989): 245-8.
West J. Public opinion, public policy, and HIV infection. Ment Retard. 1989 Aug;27(4):245-8. PMID: 2586315.
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Ment Retard. 1989 Aug;27(4):245-8.

Public opinion, public policy, and HIV infection.

Mental retardation

J West

PMID: 2586315

Abstract

An analysis of the interplay between public opinion and public policy in terms of HIV infection yielded a four-stage framework for considering the development of public policy in relation to a highly charged issue. The phases are denial, irrationality, acceptance, and the development of a rational response. As we move into Phase 4 in relation to HIV infection, we should take a lesson from the history of the development of public policy for persons with disabilities and promote strong federal leadership and a federal antidiscrimination policy that includes persons with HIV infection as a part of the group of persons with disabilities.

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