OVERPROTECTED FOSTER CHILDREN?
...about one-third of HIV-infected children in New York City... end up in foster care...It is ironic that the protections that were set up to protect disadvantaged and vulnerable groups like prisoners and children, particularly children in foster care, are actually limiting their options and their access to treatments [in clinical trials] that other people may be able to get. This is not just a problem in New Yorkthis is a national problem. Most states do not have a policy that specifically permits children in foster care to participate in research.




