Oh goodness. No, Toni. "They" are not required by law to report anything IF they are tested at a "confidential" test site because they are never identified--they are a number! They are, however, strongly encouraged to divulge their results to the people who have a need to know and, they usually do. Education is done at the test sites.
Toni, people have been physically assaulted and even killed for their lifestyle. AIDS is a horrific disease which destroys the afflicted's ability to seek gainful employment, find housing, to just name a few--some of the things you and I might take for granted! I understand why they are concerned about confidentiality--it's to protect themselves. Maybe you should watch the movie, Philadelphia... Renee Bruns ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toni Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 3:08 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] genotype v phenotype >> People living with aids ARE required by law to report their health issue to > those they have "mated" with. Why? Because it affects the health of others. > > Anyone who refused to test simply because of a fear of being "outed" would > obviously be more concerned with appearances and acceptability than with > health concerns. > > I'm crawling back into my hole now to avoid the flames. > > Toni Webb > Stockbridge, GA > > ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
