Scientifically speaking, how come HIV is so different from COVID? Is it just because one is an STD whereas the other is a respiratory infection?
For example, how come criminalizing and stigmatizing the transmission of HIV is "counterproductive"? The sources I'm looking at all claim that people living with HIV feel targeted by the laws and social norms surrounding HIV, and that requiring people to disclose their HIV status will actually discourage them from getting tested and make them LESS likely to disclose their status and engage in safe sex practices. Essentially, regulation, will just make people feel uncomfortable, and they may view it as an invasion of privacy or someone telling them what to do, and this is counterproductive, because these people will actually just be less compliant out of a sense of persecution or defiance.
Similarly, some sources argue that it is a personal rights issue. Individuals have the right to have sex, and if someone is concerned about contracting HIV, then it is THEIR responsibility (not their partners) to seek out such information before having sex, and to use protection if they choose to do so.
My question for sci, is how come regulations will have a counterproductive effect, and reduce compliance with HIV laws, but whereas regulations for COVID will increase compliance? It seems like if someone has to disclose their HIV status, they do so, and you choose not to have sex with them, that would actually reduce transmission, but if I understand the health experts correctly, it wouldn't, and penalizing HIV non-disclosure is discriminatory and actually results in more HIV transmission. Sorry, I don't know much about medicine, so I am very confused.
Some sources on the topic:
https://pridelegal.com/california-hiv-laws/
https://www.apa.org/pi/aids/resources/exchange/2017/03/decriminalizing-hiv
http://www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/our-work/criminalization/?lang=en
For example, how come criminalizing and stigmatizing the transmission of HIV is "counterproductive"? The sources I'm looking at all claim that people living with HIV feel targeted by the laws and social norms surrounding HIV, and that requiring people to disclose their HIV status will actually discourage them from getting tested and make them LESS likely to disclose their status and engage in safe sex practices. Essentially, regulation, will just make people feel uncomfortable, and they may view it as an invasion of privacy or someone telling them what to do, and this is counterproductive, because these people will actually just be less compliant out of a sense of persecution or defiance.
Similarly, some sources argue that it is a personal rights issue. Individuals have the right to have sex, and if someone is concerned about contracting HIV, then it is THEIR responsibility (not their partners) to seek out such information before having sex, and to use protection if they choose to do so.
My question for sci, is how come regulations will have a counterproductive effect, and reduce compliance with HIV laws, but whereas regulations for COVID will increase compliance? It seems like if someone has to disclose their HIV status, they do so, and you choose not to have sex with them, that would actually reduce transmission, but if I understand the health experts correctly, it wouldn't, and penalizing HIV non-disclosure is discriminatory and actually results in more HIV transmission. Sorry, I don't know much about medicine, so I am very confused.
Some sources on the topic:
https://pridelegal.com/california-hiv-laws/
https://www.apa.org/pi/aids/resources/exchange/2017/03/decriminalizing-hiv
http://www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/our-work/criminalization/?lang=en
