should governments implement mandatory/involuntary HIV/Aids testing in order to curb infection? ?
Thursday, October 15th, 2009 at
10:45 pm
I’m doing a paper and I need points for mandatory HIV/Aids testing.
Filed under: Diseases And Conditions
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the government shouldn’t infringe on your privacy like that, especially for a disease so entrenched in hatred and discrimination.
But if you have to take that stance (and i hope its not your real opinion) then your best bet is to point out that there is no way to tell if a person has infection or not, they can remain healthy for years and still have the virus. as long as they have the virus it can be spread.
A lot of people have never gotten an hiv test, even though the CDC recommends that every one should know their status (if they are at any kind of risk). everyone should know but a lot of people are too scared to find out, or they don’t know enough to get tested.
But i do not encourage or endorse that idea under any terms.
mandatory hiv testing is against your civil rights. we have a right to privacy and that completely invades it. i do not engage in a high risk behavior, except working in health care, but i can tell you i would be furious if the government came around to try and test me. my status hiv or not is my business and mine only. you should research HIPAA laws.
no, not any more than for any other disease
They could try, but my blood sample would be mingled with the blood of whoever tried. A good case can be made for rapists, those who engage in violence (biting, fighting, etc.), and those involved in prostitution (both sides), but there would be lots of assaults going on if they came around testing everyone.
First, it’s an assault on my rights. Secondly, do you really think that insurance companies wouldn’t use the information they obtained (legally or not) to discriminate more than they already do? Lastly, I have HCV, the CDC says it is transmissible through sex. They even have a study which they say substantiates that claim. Read the fine print. It tells you that out of 400+ couples there was one instance where the genotypes of the HCV appeared to show that they were passed from one spouse to the other. No questions were asked about rough or unprotected anal sex, both of which can lead to the blood/blood required for passing HCV.
The reason I bring this up is that different governmental agencies have brought bills up for vote that suggest HCV funding be included with AIDS funding, as both are sexually transmissible. I’m not saying that HIV and full blown AIDS aren’t worthy of funding. I’m pointing out that HCV has infected an estimated 3 – 5 million Americans. Put the funds together and HCV won’t receive any funding.