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by frontman1988 760 days ago
Why wouldn't someone not want to know they have AIDS? Given the disease is not a death sentence anymore and the earlier you know better your chances of survival. The warning probably deters a lot of people who could have otherwise been saved by timely treatment.
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You still need to get consent for that. Like, you can’t just assume.
Maybe it's part of the whole bug chasing phenomenon