Should everyone be tested, mandatory.for all the disease people have.?
955890
it would cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars per person, so no. why would we want to save lives anyway
608442
Well, life, as we currently know it, couldn't function without sex.  (Caution: Atheist views ahead)\n\nI think that everyone should have sex with moderation.  It would obviously be bad if everybody had sex with everyone, because then everyone would die from STDs.  But to have no sex, I think, is even worse.\n\nWe are organisms stuctured through billions of years of evolution to have sex so that the genes that inhabit our bodies can replicate (thats what genes do: replicate)\n\nSo, I think that life is better with sex.  Just don't go overboard ;-)\n\nBy the way, when our species was in a natural state (in other words, without complex societies), sex was used differently.  But now that we live in complex societies, sex has to operate a little differently.  We have to be careful when we have it, and who we have it with.\n\ngood luck :-)\n\n-Nick
1094382
How could it be?  Different species are susceptible to different forms of disease, and environmental pollutants, besides having exclusive differences in genetic profiles.  If the testing is to benefit people then the testing should be done on people... with full consent of course.
891367
I am against athletes being tested for drugs, unless every student in the school is tested.  Quite simply, I find it discriminatory against jocks.  What about the science fair entrants, the art contest, the home economics shows, etc.?  What's good for one is good for all.\n\nI am in favor of mandatory drug testing.... for all students.  Those caught with drugs in their system will have their parents informed, and/or the juvenile authorities.\n\nWhat I do not like is when something like that is done in a discriminatory fashion.\n\nSue
319359
We are all tested in different ways.  You may think it is better to be born into a "super rich family"  But the truth is being super rich bares a huge responsibility.  It is your responsibility to care for and feed the poor.  Wealth may seem great but the fact is it is only a test. If you are buying huge fancy homes while the people all around you are starving, how will that be seen by the all mighty. \n\n Being poor may seem horrible but in the end we are taught that there suffering will erase a large amount of their sin. And also have you ever noticed that when we want something we become more religious than when we have everything, so poor people are much more likely to be religious as they need his help.  In the end I think there will be more poor people in heaven than rich.\n\nHonestly, I dont look at wealth as a blessing.  To me it is a curse.  Everytime you see that beautiful outfit in a store you have to make a choice.  Fill your closet with one more thing you really dont need or feed that child who is begging in the street on the other side of the earth.  How many make the right decision?????  Most do not,  They go ahead and buy another set of clothes or the fancy boat, or the fancy car.  While hundreds will not see a meal that night.  They justify it by saying, I must be a better person because I was given this and I deserve it.  They do not know it is only a test and they are failing and digging deeper and deeper into hell.  \nWe are all tested in different ways, no one person is better than another.  Some are tested with suffering some are tested with the temptation to gluttony there are many tests but in truth none is really better.  The priviliged become proud and The all mighty does not like pride. Those who suffer become humble.  So one may feel better but in fact it may not be better in the end.
1176600
We definitely need screening for disease.  Resistant TB is now here, we had eradicated it in this country, and legal immigrants are screened.  Ditto polio, and to at least one account, leprosy.\n\nI'm going to include a link to something I got off of a question today.  The rhetoric is strong, but the citations and links are there to the important stuff, so I still think it has value.  It discusses health issues in illegal immigration.\n\nhttp://www.newswithviews.com/Cosman/madeleine3.htm
70089
I think it would be a good idea if everyone got the test before engaging in a physical relationship - whether for marriage or not. My husband and I have one done every six months and when we interact with another couple or with a new girlfriend, we present our documentation and ask for theirs. IF they do not have a test done we either do not get involved with them or we go with them to get the test done. This tends to make them so much more comfortable with getting tested.
169264
Would you like me to stick one of your family members in a cage and shave them bald, smear untested goop on them just to see if they break out in a rash? Or hey lets just inject them with stuff and see what happens.. I wouldnt do it to a human and I dont want it happening to animals either... ther has to be a more humane way of testing things.. if it costs more or takes longer then fine I can pay more or I can wait.
1094962
The only valid reason for any prescribed medicine would be a serious impairement.  Otherwise, all medication should be weaned down and eliminated.  We are made to be healthy.  We are not made to be sick.  With reasonable eating and exercise, most of us can handle daily life pretty well.
478633
Well, we might want to stamp out idiocy as a disease too, as it seems that you are infected. What part of you would you like me to eradicate?
693339
Well I am, I think our FDA need to be ready for it, other people in other countrys have reported death with it. Everyone one come in and out of the USA, so yes we all need to be worried or at least conserned.
152110
Personally, I believe ALL children should be tested.  But as a parent, it is not only your right, but also your responsibility, to see that your child is given the best education available/possible.
161387
Absolutely not. It would be a huge waste of money. First, it wouldn't really limit the amount of drug usage, just increase the amount of truancies. Second, it would cost a MASSIVE amount of money. There are an awful lot of kids, and you'd have to test all of them at least once a month to have reasonably accurate results. Finally, there's just no point. Drugs can be bad, but the majority of people who do drugs do not end up dead or killing someone or on and on. What would be the consequences of failing the tests? Being kicked out of school? Because that's certainly the way to solve drug problems... the kids who are on drugs are the ones who need education the most. Being sent to jail? How exactly can you force people to submit to tests like that without violating the 4th-6th amendments?
569822
In the 50's syphilis testing was mandatory as a blood test demanded before a wedding.  You could not get a civil marriage license for your wedding to be conducted in a church or by a judge or JP without having to had the paper with the results of this test.  You had to have the test 5 days before your wedding day... The results of an old test was not acceptable... it had to be current to the wedding... so if you had to have this test in the 1950's I don't see why the AIDS test could not be made mandatory too... If it means maintaining our national health... AIDS testing should be mandatory of all 18 year olds as a requirement for entrance from high school into college... I would not mind taking the test...
1009969
I personally would. I'd say about 70% of people would be ok with it. A lot of people might freak that that's not right. But as long as you visit them often, it's probably better because then they'd have all the healthcare and help they could need at any time of the day... But that's just my opinion.
403680
The point is that everyone needs to be vaccinated. I have never been, and I am a 6'3" 3.8 GPA College Student with a 168 IQ. The main reason that people vaccinate is fear. They have done it. Their parents and grandparents have done it, and, therefore, they vaccinate their kids. There is evidence that thimerosal in vaccines can cause autism, and several other conditions. The ironic thing is that even if vaccines were necessary, they would not be necessary for everyone. There would simply have to be a high enough percentage to slow the spread of a disease so that it can be contained. In reality, though, this is not true. Statisitcs show that many of the people who are affected in were vaccinated. I would, however, discourage a quest for resolution on this one. The medical community is not at all willing to take this issue seriously and you are just going to be getting a lot of sheep mad. Good luck though. It is a serious issue.
439623
Health Care is a big problem for me, I have no health care and am a diabetic. I don't take all the medicines that I should to help control it because it is so expensive. It should be controled at worst so that it don't get so out of hand as it is now. I think it might help the research end because there would not be as huge a profit to just treat a disese. It would be better to cure it.