13. Conclusion: Lessons to Be Learned

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Preface IX
4. Acknowledgments XI
5. 1. Introduction 1
6. 2. The Dismal Era: Because the Blood Comes from the Woman 8
7. 3. The Years of Hope, 1948-65 20
8. 4. A Research Milestone Heralds the Golden Era, 1960-65 37
9. 5. The Hemophilia Community Enters Politics: The Late 1960s and Early 1970s 56
10. 6. Politics and the Blood Business in the Golden Era 73
11. 7. The Meanings of the Golden Era 90
12. 8. The AIDS Era Begins: The Years of Confusion and Denial, 1980-82 109
13. 9. The AIDS Era, 1982-85: Tension Mounts, Conflicts Erupt 125
14. 10. The AIDS Era, 1985-88: The Hemophilia Community Rises to the Challenge 137
15. 11. "A Vote for the Status Quo," 1988-92 150
16. 12. Approaching the Biotech Century: Out with the Old, In with the New, 1992-98 169
17. 13. Conclusion: Lessons to Be Learned 192
18. Appendixes 199
19. Data 255
20. Historical 275
21. Bibliography 283