HIV status should be on the common record as a matter of public health.
The right of a person to avoid exposing themselves to potentially deadly incurable disease that is costly to control is greater than the right to privacy in this case.
Yes I am aware that with treatment HIV can be controlled, but these treatments are expensive (Atripla costs around $50 a day as a recurring expense without insurance or a $200 a month copay with an insurance policy that covers it) and have undesirable side effects (dizziness, headaches, trouble sleeping, drowsiness, trouble concentrating, and/or unusual dreams) of their own.
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Nekochan11 ago
HIV status should be on the common record as a matter of public health.
The right of a person to avoid exposing themselves to potentially deadly incurable disease that is costly to control is greater than the right to privacy in this case.
Yes I am aware that with treatment HIV can be controlled, but these treatments are expensive (Atripla costs around $50 a day as a recurring expense without insurance or a $200 a month copay with an insurance policy that covers it) and have undesirable side effects (dizziness, headaches, trouble sleeping, drowsiness, trouble concentrating, and/or unusual dreams) of their own.