Lipodystrophy and prejudice for the new face of AIDS: a dialogue with intervention bioethics

Abstract

Prejudice and discrimination related to people living with HIV/aids are still present today, and may be increased with the emergence of lipodystrophy and, thus, unwittingly reveal the positive serum individual. It is an article of bibliographic material critical-review and it is based on principles of the intervention bioethics, emphasizing persistent situations. It is believed that the bioethical debate on the values and moralities permeating the stigmatizing issues of aids could help the visibility of the problem with possible positive impact to reduce vulnerabilities that affect people living with HIV/aids suffering of lipodystrophy. It is concluded that the precariousness and inefficiency of the public response to the resolution of the issue could lead to infringement of the right to equity.