Problem: A government official interested in determining the number of infants affected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has approached your hospital to participate in a statewide funded study. The protocol will include the testing of all newborns for HIV, but the mothers will not be told that the test is being done, nor will they be told the results. Using the basic ethical principles (available in the resources file), defend or refute the practice. How will the findings of the proposed study be affected if the protocol is carried out?