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3. In what form or forms does the conflict between outcomes and actions present itself in this scenario?
On one hand, testing as many people as possible for AIDS, and specifically focusing testing programs upon high-risk groups seems like a good idea, given that it should result in the positive outcome of reducing the amount of unaware people engaged in high-risk sexual behavior who could infect other individuals. However, there is the issue of engaging in unfair, discriminatory testing practices and encouraging societal prejudice against a particular group that has a disproportionate number of individuals infected with AIDS.
4. Does mandatory named neonate testing sound, at first hearing, like a good idea? What about the proposal of some AIDS scholars for a testing program aimed at particular subpopulations based on statistical estimates of underlying infection...
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