Book contents
- Risk and Resistance
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- Risk and Resistance
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Methods
- Introduction
- 1 “We Are Not Immune”
- 2 Litigating Risk
- 3 Experiments in Risk
- 4 Sex Bargains
- 5 The Sex Wars Come to AIDS
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
2 - Litigating Risk
The Law and Politics of Disease in the Administrative State
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 September 2025
Book contents
- Risk and Resistance
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- Risk and Resistance
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Methods
- Introduction
- 1 “We Are Not Immune”
- 2 Litigating Risk
- 3 Experiments in Risk
- 4 Sex Bargains
- 5 The Sex Wars Come to AIDS
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
Summary
Chapter 2, “Litigating Risk: The Law and Politics of Disease in the Administrative State,” turns to the litigation and activism that resulted in the shift in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definition of AIDS and turned attention to women’s risk of contracting HIV. The chapter tracks how litigation and advocacy were central to the shift in the CDC definition of AIDS. Feminist success would result in many more women being diagnosed with HIV, resulting in a greater ability to access benefits. This life-changing shift would mark a major victory for the feminist women’s health movement.
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- Risk and ResistanceHow Feminists Transformed the Law and Science of AIDS, pp. 33 - 60Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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