I really hate to point this out to y'all, but even Texas involuntarily
detains tuberculosis patients who refuse treatment, read about it here:
http://aapsonline.org/nod/newsofday413.php
Y'all are naive beyond belief if you think that being in America means
that individual rights trump the safety of the community. If that
bothers you, perhaps you should go live alone in the woods like Ted
Kaczynski (the Unabomber), who would have been left completely alone
if he hadn't been a danger to others by mailing bombs to them.
Diana
P.S. Drug resistant tuberculosis is extremely serious and a world-wide
problem. The fact that it takes a 6-month course of antibiotics to
clear non-resistant tuberculosis has lead to patients refusing to
continue their treatment for the required length of time, which then
increases the chance that they will be infected with the drug-
resistant form, which may take years (if it all possible) to rid from
the patient using extremely expensive and toxic antibiotics.
On Sep 2, 2009, at 8:40 AM, Ron Miller wrote:
And, if you think that is worrisome, consider this.
A "pandemic response bill" currently making its way through the
Massachusetts state legislature would allow authorities to
forcefully quarantine citizens in the event of a health emergency,
compel health providers to vaccinate citizens, authorize forceful
entry into private dwellings and destruction of citizen property and
impose fines on citizens for noncompliance.
If citizens refuse to comply with isolation or quarantine orders in
the event of a health emergency, they may be imprisoned for up to 30
days and fined $1,000 per day that the violation continues.
RON
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Diana R. Tomchick
Associate Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Department of Biochemistry
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Rm. ND10.214B
Dallas, TX 75390-8816, U.S.A.
Email: [email protected]
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214-645-6353 (fax)
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