Med Lab loyalty
Jody is a 27 years lady and has a partner Steve. Steve recently has developed some health issues and saw his doctor who suspects that Steve might have a sexually transmitted disease and recommended some blood tests.
Jody’s Sister Cathy is a medical laboratory scientist and is working in a diagnostic laboratory. When reading through patients detail Cathy realized that the sample is her sister’s partners Steve. After carrying out the tests Steve’s report was HIV positive (human immunodeficiency virus). Cathy knows that her sister is planning to have a family with him.
Cathy is worried about her sister and is thinking whether to tell her sister that Steve has HIV and save her and their future child or to respect her partner’s privacy
It is proposed that Cathy should not disclose Steve's privacy