30 October, 2009

Important Case Decision in Ensuring Access to a Health Service for People with HIV

Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2008 : Goulding -v- O'Doherty

The Equality Authority today welcomed the decision by the Equality Tribunal in a case where it represented a client who had been denied a health service because of his HIV status. 'This case is very important in tackling stigma and in ensuring access to important health services for people with HIV' said CEO Renee Dempsey. The Equality Tribunal's decision will be published in full next month.