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Mandatory testing of HIV/AIDS
January 30, 2004 - 02:42 AM
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I just heard a discussion on the radio about how the city council in Montreal, Canada recently approved mandatory testing for HIV/AIDS in police officers. If they were HIV positive, they were to be barred from the police force.
I also read the article this quote came from: (http://www.thebody.com/kaiser/2004/jan16_04/hiv_testing.html)
"A coalition of Canadian AIDS groups has asked the Quebec Human Rights Commission to investigate a new Roman Catholic Church policy requiring all men who apply to the Grand Seminaire de Montreal to become priests to take an HIV test, saying that the policy promotes discrimination in the workplace."
I posted this because I wanted to hear your opinions on it. Do you think it is fair to exclude people from the police force based on being tested HIV positive? Do you think that HIV positive people pose the threat of infecting more people if they interact in roles like these? Do you think its fair/a good idea that testing for HIV will be used to predict sexual orientation?
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discrimination is wrong!
January 30, 2004 - 03:12 AM
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Discrimination against people living with AIDS (PLWA) is absolutely wrong! It is impossible to get AIDS from everyday, normal human contact and that discrimination only makes life more difficult for PLWA. The solution to AIDS is not to hide those people, it's too make them feel like normal human beings, like they truly are. And an AIDS test is terrible way to predict one's sexual orientation. And discrimination against homosexuals is wrong as well.
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Re: Mandatory testing of HIV/AIDS
January 30, 2004 - 03:46 AM
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I'm not sure in this case. Although I am against descrimination, I have to admit that I would not want a sugen operating on me if they were HIV + or had AIDS. This is a safety reason in this case, in the off chance that they cut themselves or something.
I guess that I would not have a problem with Police who have AIDS, since there would be rare cases of infection chances, but in their line of work, if somone bit them and that person became HIV +, then I could see them sueing and winning.
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Re: Mandatory testing of HIV/AIDS
February 20, 2004 - 01:17 AM
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Police is a public sector and they interact with people. They often get in physical contact too. And thats worrying if we concider AIDS. Officer with HIV or AIDS must not be in that kind of job aynmore. He, must instead get replacement pay and retirement. This is not me hating. It is just most logical and humane move to prevent greater problems.
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Re: Mandatory testing of HIV/AIDS
February 20, 2004 - 11:03 AM
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The issue is compicated by the fact that you have two overlapping "rights" to consider. In the first place the rights of the individual police officer who may have AIDS and does not want to have his personal condition violated. This is important and should be considered a driving priority under normal circumstances. The example of the surgeon etc. However, the police are in a public assistance arena where contact with publin is innevitable. While normal contact with HIV infected people has no risk consider the increased potential for police to be injured in the line of duty. The second right is the right of the public to feel secure. Overall I believe that mandatory testing - when punishable - is wrong.
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