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Well I feel it is unfair. Charges should be able to be pressed against a pos person (family who involved themselves) who did not disclose which resulted in a neg person becoming pos. from being in a relationship of 6 years.Which the family knew of. Where is the justice for this?
I would have never tried to ask my inlaws about my future hubby's medical information. I'd ask HIM! Most parents know little about their adult children's current situation anyway. It's still private medical information, even from parents. The responsibility for initiating the discussion about health risks is on both partners.
I think that it the pos person's place to disclose their status and noone else should be able to. I am sick of going to the local bar and people telling others about my status. There should be a way that those of us that are positive to press charges against big mouth people that tell everyone, especially when they tell because they are jelous.
Tami
I am shocked with this lawsuit being persued. What about confidentiality laws, we have fought for? If this lawsuit is won, I think we will all pay. Don't we have enough stigma already? No one should be "required" to disclose someone else's status. This takes away personal responsibility. Any unprotected sex, is high risk, you have to have the conversation before having sex. Like Iowa's criminal transmission law, this gives the preception that we are guilty of something.
April 8, 2008 • Iowa