2005:06 Routine Inclusion of HIV Test in Prenatal Testing
Whereas: the testing of pregnant women results in beneficial treatment for the mother and greatly reduces the incidence of positive HIV in the newborn, and
Whereas: the financial cost of prenatal testing and treatment is inconsequential compared to the enormous costs involved in treating and supporting a child who is born HIV positive and who may become an orphan in a very short time, therefore be it
Resolved: that the National Council of Women of Canada adopt as policy that HIV testing be a routine part of the care of all pregnant women in Canada.