Certainly not my intention. I would consider it foolish to ban home tests simply because the possibility of abuse exists. Cooking knives can be used to kill people, but you can still buy them. Perhaps their release should coincide with legislation making it illegal to conduct a test without permission.
everyone old enough to have sex should know that there are people who will lie
Yes, you should take precautions. No, that doesn't transfer a single tiny bit of a blame from the person who lies and infects somebody on purpose. I turn back to my trusty knife analogy: If a policeman enters a hostile situation knowing he could be stabbed but chooses not to wear armour under his shirt, yes he is foolish. No, it doesn't take any of the culpability away from somebody who stabs him.
In any case, an enlightening and interesting poll. I look forward to more such debates in livejournal_uk
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Date: 2004-08-09 04:40 am (UTC)Certainly not my intention. I would consider it foolish to ban home tests simply because the possibility of abuse exists. Cooking knives can be used to kill people, but you can still buy them. Perhaps their release should coincide with legislation making it illegal to conduct a test without permission.
everyone old enough to have sex should know that there are people who will lie
Yes, you should take precautions. No, that doesn't transfer a single tiny bit of a blame from the person who lies and infects somebody on purpose. I turn back to my trusty knife analogy: If a policeman enters a hostile situation knowing he could be stabbed but chooses not to wear armour under his shirt, yes he is foolish. No, it doesn't take any of the culpability away from somebody who stabs him.
In any case, an enlightening and interesting poll. I look forward to more such debates in