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Doe v. Puget Sound Blood Center11/14/1991
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Finally, CR 26(c) provides adequate protection to the individual in limiting harassing or embarrassing discovery requests. The trial judge's order was within his discretion, and retained the right to control further disclosure of Donor X's identity. Donor X's privacy rights exist only up to the point where a prima facie case is established that he was the source of Doe's exposure to HIV. Once that occurs, the donor's privacy rights are extinguished and discovery proceeds accordingly.
In balancing the equities, the rights of citizens without HIV are superior to those who are infected with the disease. The public has a right to be informed of those who have the human immunodeficiency virus, and those who don't, in order to protect themselves. The alternative is that a great number of citizens will innocently contract HIV and be condemned to a painful death. Faced with this, the donor's right to privacy pales into insignificance when compared to the danger of infecting others with HIV.
APPENDIX A
TABLE 3
Breakdown of Total AIDS Cases in the U.S. by Transmission Frequency
Year Ending Year Ending
Transmission Categories May 2, 1987 May 2, 1988
June 1981
Adults/Adolescents Number (%) Number (%)
Homosexual/Bisexual Male 9949 ( 66.1) 14990 ( 60.0)
Intravenous (IV) Drug Abuser 2446 ( 16.3) 5113 ( 20.5)
Homosexual Male and IV Drug
Abuser 1081 ( 7.2) 1752 ( 7.0)
Hemophilia/Coagulation Disorder 166 ( 1.1) 256 ( 1.0)
Heterosexual Cases 615 ( 4.1) 1072 ( 4.3)
Transfusion, Blood/Components 386 ( 2.6) 752 ( 3.0)
Undetermined 402 ( 2.7) 1038 ( 4.2)
Subtotal 15045 (100.0) 24973 (100.0)
Children Number (%) Number (%)
Hemophilia/Coagulation Disorder 14 ( 6.3) 26 ( 5.9)
Parent with/at risk of AIDS 181 ( 80.8) 329 ( 74.9)
Transfusion, Blood/Components 22 ( 9.8) 63 ( 14.4)
Undetermined 7 ( 3.1) 21 ( 4.8)
Subtotal 224 (100.0) 439 (100.0)
Total 15269 25412
TABLE 3
Breakdown of Total AIDS Cases in the U.S. by Transmission Frequency
Transmission Categories Cumulative Cases and Deaths
Since June 1981
Adults/Adolescents Number (%) Deaths (% Cases)
Homosexual/Bisexual Male 37999 ( 63.4) 21010 ( 62.7)
Intravenous (IV) Drug Abuser 11045 ( 18.4) 6203 ( 18.5)
Homosexual Male and IV Drug Abuser 4438 ( 7.4) 2637 ( 7.9)
Hemophilia/Coagulation Disorder 591 ( 1.0) 349 ( 1.0)
Heterosexual Cases 2463 ( 4.1) 1320 ( 3.9)
Transfusion, Blood/Components 1467 ( 2.4) 988 ( 2.9)
Undetermined 1894 ( 3.2) 1027 ( 3.1)
Subtotal 59897 (100.00) 33534 (100.00)
Children Number (%) Deaths (% Cases)
Hemophilia/Coagulation Disorder 53 ( 5.5) 32 ( 5.8)
Parent with/at risk of AIDS 735 ( 77.0) 422 ( 76.2)
Transfusion, Blood/Components 131 ( 13.7) 79 ( 14.3)
Undetermined 36 ( 3.8) 21 ( 3.8)
Subtotal 955 (100.0) 554 (100.0)
Total 60852 34088
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