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- From: vengeanc@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu ()
- Subject: Re: Sexuality
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 01:35:19 GMT
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- thatcher@vcd.hp.com (Garen Thatcher) writes:
-
- >I have been watching bandwidth go by on the Aids stuff here and thought
- >that I would add in a dilema that I am facing right now.
-
- >First a little background.
- >I am a conservative, beleive in God, the Bible, am married with
- >2 great little girls.
-
- >As part of my work, I have the opportunity to join what we call the
- >MERT. This stands for Medical Emergency Response Team. In order to
- >qualify for this, I have taken the First Resonder course which is a
- >40 hour course with a long test at the end. I am now starting my
- >training for the second time with cert. lasting for 2 years.
-
- >The dilema:
- >Recently, laws have been passed concerning the health care worker
- >(that's me) and aids. I have had extensive HIB and HIV/Aids training.
- >(Yes, you can get HIV from Saliva....but you need to drink about
- >a quart of the stuff) We have been issued protective gloves and goggles
- >and are expected to wear them at all calls we go on. The funny thing is,
- >I love this kind of casual care that I get to give, but I am about to
- >leave the team because of the fact that I may get infected. With my girls
- >to worry about, this is a risk I am not sure I am willing to take.
-
- >The amazing thing is that all the laws today are mainly protecting the
- >Aids victim. Example: I know that you have AIDS. You get hurt, and my
- >partner is taking care of you. It is illegal for me to tell you about
- >your condition. I have to let my partner take his own chance as to
- >your infectious disease.
-
- Now maybe SOMEONE will believe me when I say the AIDS virus has SPECIAL
- RIGHTS allowing it to be spread through our medical care system.
-
-
- >I am quickly turning synical about this. I am now to the point where
- >if I see a traffic accident and if there is a sitution where if I could
- >give care and save a persons life, I am going to drive on and let the
- >person die rather than take the chance that this person may be clean.
-
- >Just some thoughts, but some that seemed to belong near a discussion
- >about Aids, Rush, Sexuallity.
-
- >Garen
-
-
-
- Thanks Garen.
-
-
- Edward Simmonds- standard disclaimers
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