What we know for facts are as follows: AIDS is more prevalent among homosexuals than hetrosexuals because it is more easily transmitted through sodomy than vaginal intercourse. The use of condoms can prevent AIDS. The indiscriminate use of needles (mostly sharing of syringes used to inject drugs) spreads AIDS. Prostitutes will transmit AIDS to their "Johns" who then transmit it to their unsuspecting wives.
All of the above are lifestyle choices. One chooses to have sex without condoms, one chooses to visit prostitutes or share drug syringes indiscriminantly. If we change our lifestyle, we can prevent the spread of AIDS. If we educate people about these choices there is a higher chance that we can prevent the spread of AIDS. My statement regarding "post-marital" sex was slightly erroneous. I meant "extra-marital" sex. If one chooses to visit prostitutes before marriage, this behaviour will not change after marriage. The man maybe lucky enough not to have contracted AIDS before marriage but there is no guarantee that he won't contract it six months hence. Hence the idea that we can protect the spouse by a mandatory AIDS test, is a misguided one. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I let this pass when first posted, thinking it was a > typo. But the quote is getting repeated. > Can someone enlighten us on the relation of > pre-marital AIDS test to be "a deterrent to > post-marital sex"? > > AIDS may be a lifestyle disease - though I have > never heard it described that way. > Yet, in Goa it was mentioned AIDS transmission may > be through re-use of medical equipment (catheters) > etc and blood. People also get it from their > spouses and babies from their mothers. > > The only lifestyle way to prevent AIDS is NOT to > have sex with anybody other than one's spouse. One > will only encourage the spread of AIDS and other > STDs, sooner rather than later, with a "use condoms > and practice safe sex" education. That's the > experience of the rest of the world. So I hope Goa > does not repeat the mistake. > > Lifestyle (specially as it relates to sexual > behavior) does not necessarily start after marriage. > It starts young. Hence if a pre-marriage AIDS-test > can contribute to a (pre-marriage), sex-free native > Goan youth, (without the "safe sex" bit), the > benefits are likely to be long-lasting. > Kind Regards, GL > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
