Among the opinions expressed are that American society needs to recognize the limits of liberal individualism while preserving the basic features of reproductive freedom -- specifically that, in the wake of the rampant transmission of AIDS from infected mothers to their children, counselors should discourage such women from reproducing. As blood transfusions have been shown to carry risks such as AIDS transmission, they should be performed only when necessary. Many nurses have testified to the redeeming significance they find in providing care to AIDS patients during a time of general crisis for the profession. AIDS has changed the "shop floor" culture of academic medical centers, heightening house officers' and students' sense of powerlessness. Moreover, fear of contracting AIDS is erasing their perception of invulnerability. Volunteer associations are recruiting women and minorities and devising effective tactics to confront government and corporate groups. Many works of fine art have emphasized the perspective of the "implicated" or those who have contracted AIDS, while mass media have adopted the perspective of the "immune" and view the stigmatized "other" with AIDS. (Author abstract modified)