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Human Immunodeficiency Virus, more commonly known as HIV is a disease that leaves a
person receptive to life-threatening infections. It attacks the immune system. There are two types
of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is the basic cause of AIDS worldwide, while HIV-2 is found in West
Africa. HIV infection occurs when a person comes in contact with an infected persons bodily fluids,
including semen, blood, vaginal secretions, and breast milk. The main ways a person could
become infected with HIV is sexual relations with an infected person, pricking of a hypodermic
needle that an infected person has used, or a mother transferring it to her child through birth or
breast-feeding (“Human”). HIV testing should not be mandatory because of how few people are
infected, an infected person’s rights, and discrimination.
There are very few people infected with HIV in the world. In 2000, only 36,100,000 people
were infected worldwide while the number of people worldwide is in the billions. Only 920 thousand
people in North America are infected with HIV (Agence France-Presse). The mast majority
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money to hire and train staff to do those tests and purchase additional equipment. The Right of Privacy “is the
right claimed by individuals to control the disclosure personal information about themselves”
(Smith). But when people are hypochondriacs, it is a waste of
money, equipment, and lab time. The Fourth Amendment protects people against
absurd searches and confiscation by the government. Insurance
companies will not usually pay for these tests when they are unessential. These people are being segregated
even in prison because of their disease. Even if you do pay for the tests yourself, it ultimately does increase
HealthCare costs. A branch of civil law which is called tort law
which makes it possible for people to sue someone else in four different categories: (1)disclosing
private facts that are not newsworthy; (2) portraying a person in false light; (3) using a person’s
image or personal facts for profit without the person’s knowledge; and (4) intruding into a person’s
private physical space(Smith). They sued the stated
because there was a policy that kept them from participating in activities, such as, education,
vocational, recreational, and religious activities with the other inmates.
But we can’t even seem to do that!!” (Mustafa). These tests are definitely good when they are used for their true purpose. Some people are not honest with their
partners and end up infecting them. Many people believe that if they pay for test themselves, it does
not increase HealthCare costs. They ask for the
tests because of fear and guilt.
People are scorned because of being HIV positive.
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