Re: New Jersey Requires H.I.V. Test in Pregnancy

From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Thu Dec 27 16:19:44 2007


Personally, I think the HIV test should be part of all routine medical screening exams. Magic Johnson is still healthy, something he would not have been without his seeking an insurance policy.

Art

At Thu, 27 Dec 2007, art fougner, md wrote: >
>Well HIV is no more and no less communicable than Syphilis or Hepatitis
>B and C. Identification allows contact notification and information,
>and yes, treatment. Since there is treatment available, this disease
>should be treated the same as other communicable diseases. Organisms
>have no politics. So when in NJ, do as New Jerseyans do. And when in
>Namibia, do as Namibians do.
>
>Just saying ...
>
>Art
>
>At Thu, 27 Dec 2007, Dr Eberhard W Lisse wrote:
>>
>>Of course you are :-)-O
>>
>>This is not a Public Health intervention since it does absolutely
>>nothing to prevent the spread of the disease.
>>
>>And HIV is *NOT* treated as a communicable disease by this.
>>Exactly the opposite, in fact. No treatment.
>>
>>Sleeping with an HIV infected person puts one at risk, not PC.
>>
>>el
>>
>>On Dec 28, 2007, at 00:22, art fougner, md wrote:
>>
>>> Public health is intended for the general welfare, not the welfare
>>> of a
>>> small minority. Finally, HIV is treated as a communicable disease.
>>> Political correctness puts us all at risk.
>>>
>>> Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.
>>>
>>> Art
>>>
>--
>art fougner, md
>"May The Wings of Liberty Never Lose a Feather." - Jack Burton
>

--
art fougner, md
"May The Wings of Liberty Never Lose a Feather." - Jack Burton




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