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Subject: Re: Intentional Transmission of AIDS
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Date: 10 Oct 90 14:27:51 GMT
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I apologize to those who've been on this list long enough to have seen most of
this before.  This is only a slight revision of something I wrote here in
article 1300 (4 Oct 89).

Cyndi Smith presents various situations regarding food preparation with poison,
and suggests they might have some bearing on AIDS transmission.

I say NO.

Sure, an HIV infected person ought to be held accountable for his/her behavior.
But that does NOT mean that you, if you are UNINFECTED, are blameless if you
become infected through risky sexual behavior.

The situation is NOT analogous to anything relating to food preparation.  Sex
is generally more consequential than eating.  The better analogy here is to a
woman who becomes pregnant when she doesn't want to. Whose fault is it?  Both
parties, I would say.

  -- Rodney Hoffman