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On 14 Dec 98 , nurev wrote:
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> Gerald Harp wrote:
> >
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> >
> > In a message dated 12/12/98 8:03:17 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> > >
> > > : 1. HIV Names Reporting: The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday
> > > : released draft guidelines for the surveillance of HIV cases that would
> > > : violate our most basic privacy rights.
> >
> > The political influence of people with HIV/AIDS and their allies (parents,
> > friends, homosexuals, users of needle injected illegal drugs) is remarkable.
> >
> > When I got married my betrothed and I had to prove to the state of Texas that
> > we didn't have syphilis. This was to protect the healthy from getting this
> > unfortunate STD. Suddenly, there is scarce concern to protect the
> > uncontaminated from a mortal illness, i.e. a life or several lives became less
> > important than keeping the identities of carriers of a deadly communicable
> > disease hidden from view. An age of progress and decay.
> >
> > Jerry Harp
>
>
> It's a decidedly Libertarian decay. Libertarians seem to think that
> "Freedom,"
> particularly their freedom is more important than anything else in the
> universe including saving lives. They have managed to turn a public
> health issue
> into a privacy issue, thereby putting great numbers of people at risk.
>
> Joshua2
The real "risk" and the real reason people want this privacy is
because disclosure usually involves job loss and the loss of health
insurance. If those with HIV or AIDS knew they would not lose their
jobs as long as they could perform, and could be assured of health
care, I think this "privacy" issue would vanish.
Essentially, it's the health care and insurance companies which are
at the heart of the problem, not the individuals who are ill. I
think if any of us knew that we had a potentially fatal disease and
that disclosure would mean we would be made totally helpless and
unable to care for ourselves in the most basic ways, we would be
hesitant to disclose it. I don't think this qualifies as
"selfishness."
Employers fire HIV employees because their health care providers
either won't insure them or raise the employer's rates. It's that
simple.
sno0wl
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