She now has AIDS. Along with that diagnosis came a difficult decision for my mom, whether to start AIDS medication.

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In 1986, Mr. Cooper wrote a policy memo for the Reagan administration that argued a law prohibiting discrimination based on handicap didn't apply to employers who wanted to fire employees with AIDS, if the basis for the decision was fear of catching the disease.

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Deborah Jack, chief executive of the National Aids Trust, said she was "very disappointed" by the appeal court's decision.

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