Today in class we talked about HIV and STIs. Something that has always been a topic of interest is criminal transmission of HIV(should people be prosecuted if they knowingly transmit HIV). There are two different sides to the debate, for and against criminalization. What do you guys think? There are of course situations where people do not know they have HIV and spread it unintentionally, but what about a person who knows they are infected yet do not tell their partner before intercourse. It is frightening that there even has to be this debate. There are people out there who do not think it is important to be honest with their partners and let them know if they are at risk.
In November of 2004 a German man had a goal to infect 100 Thai women with HIV, including his wife, he was caught but since Thailand has no laws about HIV he got minimal punishment. 2 months in jail for overstaying his visa, that's it. It is really strange that instead of people treating HIV like a disease/infection, they are using it as a weapon.
This website has different court cases pertaining to HIV and has a chart comparing the two sides of the debate, criminalized and against criminalized.
Maggie Anderson
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Sex and Education
This week we have been discussing sex and education. It has made me wonder what is the best way to educate teens about sex. We have talked about how some programs are racialized, meaning they are taught certain ways and include certain information to be taught to a specific race. I agree this stereotyping of cultures is wrong however I believe there should be a level of respect towards the values of cultures and religions. I think the best way to educate is to give the information about sex and how it can affect your life and also how to be safe if you do choose to have sex. Then it is the teen’s choice if they want to have sex at that point in their life. The most important thing is to always be safe, so I think that should be included. The link attached gives information on Abstinence-only sex education and comprehensive sex education. It also gives the characteristics of effective sex education. I’m curious to know what you guys think is the effective way to educate about sex.
-Madeline
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