Saturday, November 3, 2012

Woman Sues Brooklyn Doctor For Telling Her She Has HIV

NEW YORK CITY — A Harlem woman who didn't want to know whether she had contracted HIV is suing her doctor for breaking the news that she tested positive for the deadly virus.
The 31-year-old woman claims Dr. Pavel Yutsis
 violated state law by testing her without her consent and then delivering the devastating results — even though the revelation likely benefited her health.
"I was tricked. I never signed any paper," the woman, who filed her lawsuit as "Jane Doe" to protect her privacy, told DNAinfo.com last week. "It was a slap in the face."...article


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