DISCRIMINATION CASE: Austrian Dentist Fined After She Refused To Treat HIV-Positive Patient

Image shows the Aids Hilfe Wien, in the city of Vienna, Austria, undated photo. A woman was awarded EUR 1,500 (GBP 1,312) after a dentist refused to treat her because she was HIV-positive. Note: Photo is a screenshot from Google Maps. (Google Maps/Newsflash) Image shows the Aids Hilfe Wien, in the city of Vienna, Austria, undated photo. A woman was awarded EUR 1,500 (GBP 1,312) after a dentist refused to treat her because she was HIV-positive. Note: Photo is a screenshot from Google Maps. (Google Maps/Newsflash)
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20 March 2023
A dentist in Austria has been fined after she refused to treat a woman because she was HIV-positive. The dentist, whose identity was not disclosed, will have to pay EUR 1,500 (GBP 1,312) in damages for discriminating against the patient, only identified as D., in the city of Vienna, the...