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From: IPWP400%INDYCMS.BITNET@oac.ucla.edu (MacGyver)
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Subject: Re: (2568) Re: Intentional Transmission of AIDS
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Date: 2 Oct 90 16:42:00 GMT
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On Mon, 1 Oct 90 18:24:45 pdt Support Account for SCI.MED.AIDS said:
>>From: li40163@prism.gatech.edu (M. AXFORD)
>
>     You did not read the first words of my post.  Yes I do believe that
>people should be responsible for their own behavior.  That is, in part,
>my point -- someone who knowingly spreads AIDS is certainly not
>acting responsibly!  No, it doesn't excuse those people who have
>sex with someone without using safe sex -- but there are still a lot
>of people who are not well educated about that subject or sadly
>believe themselves invulnerable to terminal illnesses because they
>are young.

(Those who do not learn their history...)

This is exactly what happened with Typhoid Mary.  No sooner would she
be discovered working with and preparing food and removed than she
would move elsewhere and continue her activities.  Granted, she
wasn't a one-woman epidemic, but she was knowledgeable regarding
her medical state and while not a threat to herself, an obvious
threat to others.  How is that any different than someone who
knowingly exposes someone unnecessarily to AIDS?

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