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What's more worrying is that this is controversial even in cases where people are not being treated at all. Efforts to criminalize knowingly infecting someone
by ralusek 4y ago
What's more worrying is that this is controversial even in cases where people are not being treated at all.
Efforts to criminalize knowingly infecting someone with HIV without their consent are very often shut down as homophobic/racist/etc.
- emiliobumachar 4y agoThe problem with such criminalization is that it disincentivizes getting tested.
- thaumasiotes 4y agoThe fix for that would be to take out the 'knowingly' requirement.
- nostromo 4y agoThat was an issue before treatment was available. But now not dying is a very strong incentive to still get tested.
- est31 4y agoUntreated HIV (usually) takes years to cause AIDS, and then takes months to years for you to die from it. Before you have AIDS, you can still start treatment, and can still enjoy a long life afterwards. That being said though, the earlier you start treatment, the better. So yes, there are still strong incentives to get tested, but people still don't get tested when having HIV is criminalized.
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