It seems to me that the problem of AIDS, like the problems of other STDS, needs o be addressed as a public health issue, not a civil rights issue.

Using the curtailment of rights as a lever of advantage in a public health issue is a bad tactic being used as a bad strategy. It is philosophically repugnant. And, it must be clearly pointed out that the two are independent variables, independent issues, and should not be conflated simply to create pushbutton arguments.

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