Wendland’s critique is that American ethicists and the U.S. government states that human rights violations and social justice as being bounded by the nation-state. Wendland critiques that the international patent protection for AZT and other basic medications were not considered possible sources of human rights violations, and that placebo is being the focus of attention regarding ethical violation in the perinatal AZT controversy. I think this is a very complex topic that needs to be thoroughly analyzed. I agree with Wendland’s critique, especially regarding to the last paragraph of the conclusion. “Transnational bioethics is too important to leave to the experts. Clinicians, scholars, and others concerned with health in Africa and justice
