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Not a bad idea at all.
I believe that would be an efficient way to stop the spread of the disease. Imagine being able to search someones name in order to find out if you are at risk.
No bottom line is their privacy needs to be protected it would never happen.
I believe that that would be a serious violation of ones privacy, which is strictly prohibited in the Constitution.
I am former Law Enforcement.
Our laws currently prohibit law enforcement from preventing a crime, only reacting once a crime has been committed. We are also prohibited from something known as "profiling".
Having said all that, I must say that the currant practice of putting former sex offenders names and addresses on a public accessible website has sparked more violence than it was intended to prevent. I believe that the same thing would happen with a national registry of HIV positive people.
Please do not misunderstand me on this. I do not, and never will, advocate placing anyone at any risk of becoming a victim of any type or kind of crime.
What is really needed are laws to give law enforcement more teeth to be able to keep an eye on those who are prone to repeated criminal offenses. Being inflicted with HIV is not a crime, nor should it be. What the general public needs to do is be more selective of who they have sex with.
Just my not-so-humble opinion.
invades their privacy, bottom line right?…but when does their rights end and mine begin? i have a right to know if i am at risk…no? If not then why is it they can face serious criminal charges for not telling me? i think this is a very sticky subject and it will likely never happen but is there a way we could in essence do the same thing and protect them and me? interesting question i think any body have any ideas?
HIV is a personally avoidable disease if you take proper precautions. You don;t need a national registry making HIV carriers social pariahs.
1) Don't use needle injectable drugs, especially in groups of people where there is only one needle.
2) Be careful about blood transfusions from hospitals if you can. (thats how Issac Asimov got it)
3) Use protection when you decide in a mture fashion to have a sexual encounter.
4) Always use proper techniques of safety when providing first aid to an injured person.
Hey guess what, I just avoided a National HIV registry with common sense and understanding.
"2) Be careful about blood transfusions from hospitals if you can. (thats how Issac Asimov got it) " if you can…..and if you cant? but this is a rare way of getting HIV anyway ill move on
"3) Use protection when you decide in a m{a}ture fashion to have a sexual encounter. " this still is in no way completely effective, use protection yes make mature decisions check but is it flawless? no.
"4) Always use proper techniques of safety when providing first aid to an injured person. " a two year old is chocking and you have nothing to protect your safety it comes down to if you want to save this child you must stick your fingers, which happen to be cut in his mouth. OH DARN! and the kid has HIV …not cool! but who can say theyd let it die
however i am not attacking your post or you personally in any way…the things i stated are by far not the norm and chances are rare however wouldnt it be nice if there was a way to tell with out having a National HIV registry ?
You're right I have covered like 99% of HIV transfer cases.
2) I did say if you can for the blood transfusion, I know we're not all magicians who can close wounds without transfusions but if you're going in for an operation, hey stockup some of your own blood, it's allowed.
3) Yeah condoms are pretty effective for HIV, but I did saye mature decision, which basically means you've already discussed this issue.
4) If theres a choking kid there, and it's not yours, there's probably a few people around, and even a first aid kit. That kid is not going to die in the 30 seconds it takes to get on a glove.
Also HIV isn't transferable through spit into an open cut. It's blood to blood transfer.
But hey if you want a nice way to tell without a national registry, how about tattoo's? Maybe a six pointed star on everyones jacket and a serial number on the right arm, I hear thats pretty effective.
A registry does not have to be a breach of private information. What both of you should remember is that the purpose of a registry is not to stigmatize or judge a group of people, but rather to inform those innocent people who might be injured.
People with HIV are not criminals. Many of them contracted HIV because of a bad decision from a partner, or the partner of a partner, which they could not have been aware of. Most people test for HIV anonymously. Yes, they are encouraged – and even mandated – to disclose previous partners. But, for various reasons, many do not.
If you are considering sexual contact, it is your right to know what your partner is bringing to the table. But if your partner is not a virgin, he or she may not be able to give you a full sexual history. Your partner may not realize, unless he or she is a regular blood donor (blood donation centers screen and notify), that HIV is a possibility.
How about a registry that is mostly closed to the public, which requires users to have a specific name in mind? You could type in the name of a previous partner, and receive results that way. Less invasive, but still informative.
It is quite scary that there is still no cure for HIV/AIDS and the only way we can fight it is by prevention. How long would it take our scientists to develop a cure or vaccine for this disease?
HIV is a disease that is still incurable today. We should always practice safe sex and also educate our people how to avoid the spread of this disease.
"requires users to have a specific name in mind", "Less invasive, but still informative". So I could say, Barack Obama, or I could type in Mary O'Connor, even though I don't know anyone by that name, but hey, I came up with a specific name. I could type in the name of every single person I have met that I remember, and see if they are HIV positive. What's the difference then to having a published list?
Not that I want a public list. I think this whole debate has no reason for exisiting, as it is simply unimaginable that a least like this would ever exist. And the day it does, well… I fear for everyone.
sadly, there is still no cure for HIV/AIDS~~”
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