throwaway123099

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   by throwaway123099 8y ago

   Shouldn't you then question if treating syphilis with penicillin encourages risky habits? Or be concerned about the condom and contraceptive pill? People are always going to want to have sex. Safe sex and condoms aren't foolproof.
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   by throwaway123099 8y ago

   Given it was a scandal that affected thousands, and the hospital later put it in writing, yes. She did not want to mention it due to the publicity campaign around AIDS at the time, and the popular presumption I mentioned. To avoid questions
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   by throwaway123099 8y ago

   Can confirm. My eldest brother died of it via a blood transfusion. This was during the early days when it was little understood and all treatment was experimental. The "popular" assumption was that catching it proved you were gay