Do you believe people who contract hiv/aids the "unsafe" way have no one to blame but them selves?

I know others contract it through blood transfusions etc mistakingly however we have the education to prevent it and still people are using used drug needles, unprotected sex...This is my thesis for my paper due saturday...what are your opinions?

I believe that no one deserves to get HIV, even if the person gets infected because of their own behavior. I don't think that anyone should have to pay that high a price for making a mistake. No human is perfect.

Many people still do not know how HIV is and is not transmitted. Some people still believe that if they are not gay and do not use IV drugs, they are not at risk. Some people think "It can't happen to me." and some people believe that if someone looks and feels healthy, they are not infected. (That is not true.) Education is critical in preventing the transmission of HIV.

That said, I do get frustrated sometimes when I see clients continuing risky behaviors, even when they know they are at risk.

Edit: In other contries, myths are a serious problem. People in Africa believe that they can be cured by having sex with a virgin. This results in high rate of rape of young people and spread of HIV.

As far as the US goes, I mostly agree with you, the only exceptions being the condom breaking, being born to an infected mother, rape, or through transfusions. With all the education, it is their fault that they ignored the advice given to them and had unprotected sex or did drugs.

As far as other countries, the same logic doesn't apply. People in Africa are not well educated enough and don't have affordable acess to protection. Just recently, the pope told them NOT to use condoms! It is enough that they are not educated about the topic, but to give them misinformation is horrible.

I think people do the best they can in life. If you would get to the root of the problem & follow a real person in their life up until this day, you would see that no one wants to be an IV drug user. They do the best they can at that moment & not all of us think the same way as others do. A person who is good at one things might be terrible at something else. People who would never allow something like this happen in life probably have other things they can not do that the IV drug user can do with ease. So we are not here to blame/judge. If we understood the root of it all we could see that we don't blame a person who has diabetes for needing a needle. We don't say it is their fault or their parents for giving them that first chocalate easter bunny. I mean it is insane the way our society can say "they were screwing around" but if some says they Fked around" which are both the same thing but one is judged differently. Cindy McCain could have been the first lady in the USA & she is a drug dealer. Yes, alcohol is a drug. Yet she has it a whole lot easier that someone who is selling drugs so they can keep their family fed. So if you are looking for blame you can find it in all kinds of places. I chose not to blame or judge & see people are living in the divine right order & ask where to go from here rather than who is at fault.

Yes they have no one to blame but themselves for the most part, however knowingly having unprotected sex with someone when you know you are infected should be punishable by death. It is morally and ethically wrong.

However you didn't mention people who have safe sex, and still end up contracting the disease which happens often enough.

My opinion:

With all the education that is out there, along with the news, BET (Rapitup), and schooling, people are well aware of what is going on and are totally responsible for what happens to them. But that only goes for the ones that see, hear and learn whats happening because there are countries(few but they are there) that screen television and radio or anything else that they dont want the public to hear. As for us in the USA, take responsibility, buy condoms.... no money, dont have sex. get educated and know your odds.

Yes I think that anyone who doesn't take the time to be in a committed relationship with someone and has sex deserves what they get. If you contract it using drugs then your an idiot for using drugs in the first place.

ii agree, it's no one Else's fault but their own. everyone knows they should use protection during sex, and not to use others needles if doing drugs. this has been known for years. their lack of thinking is the result of them getting hiv.

Yes I do believe that it is on them. I don't care if you are drunk or not, you still have your wits about yourself and should be responsible.

No it is not there fault because they may have never had the education. Also they may also have trust for the person. It could easily go the other way though.