The CDC and Abortion in HIV-Positive Women-Reply

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In Reply. —Dr Gunn's Letter diverts attention from the CDC's suppression of abortion information by raising two specious issues. First, he argues that no "committee" was assembled in 1985 to develop guidelines. While he is correct that the group of consultants assembled in Atlanta in October 1985 did not constitute a "committee" (a semantic nuance that is lost on those who are unfamiliar with the bureaucracy), a CDC committee was already at work by the time Dr Gunn became involved (memorandum, Richard M. Selick, MD, to James A. Curran, MD, Oct 3, 1985). Then a commissioned officer at the CDC, I was involved with both the committee and the consultants. Second, Dr Gunn alleges that there was vigorous objection to the mention of elective abortion. Louise B. Tyrer, MD, a representative from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, recommended that HIV-infected pregnant women be counseled about the option of abortion.

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