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Gotta disagree with you on this one, Page.
1) Forced testing of a person who is, in the eyes of the law, innocent until proven guilty opens the door to all kinds of invasions -- the same invasions that we've been screaming about for four years now.
2) Rape victims don't need to know the status of the rapists to take the HIV anti-transmission course. They should do it anyway, regardless of side effects. Perhaps the accused assailant has simply not shown a positive, though he has in fact been previously exposed. Or, God forbid, but it happens -- perhaps police have apprehended the wrong man and the victim has made a false identification, in which case, it doesn't matter what the accused's HIV status is -- the actual rapist's status could be positive.
Take the drugs, ladies. I've watched someone die of AIDS. A little vomiting and diarrhea is such a small price to pay, you wouldn't believe me if I told you.
~AS~
