"Reassess AIDS" Petition to United Methodist Church
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Flash - Government proposes greatly expanding HIV testing and reducing informed consent!
Controversial drug trials, trouble at the NIH, Celia Farber Harper's article, and reaction. "AIDS Tots Used As Guinea Pigs" Update.
What are the risks of AIDS chemotherapy for newborns and infants? The New York Times describes "chemotherapy fog" or cognitive deficits in cancer chemotherapy patients. |
Web sites with concerns about current AIDS policy: Alive and Well. Success stories, by a woman who tested HIV positive and went on to a normal life. Physcian Dr. Roberto Giraldo. Positive alternatives to current policy. Canadian dissenters' site. Lists many anomalies with AIDS policy. HIV trial info! Comprehensive site. Overview and detail on concerns, with many links. There are many other web sites describing concerns with AIDS policies. Many are referenced or pointed to through the sites above. ************ Web sites that support current policy: U. S. government AIDS information. Government policy and view. U. N. AIDS. U. N. policy and view. ************ For information, contact: |
Current AIDS policy is far from perfect:
With so many questions, and with so many people potentially affected, why shouldn't this policy be reexamined? This petition simply asks that we take another look at AIDS policy, open to all views, to see if we can do better for those who are sick and/or stigmatized.
If you were in the shoes of one of those 25 million Africans, wouldn't you want a second opinion? The reality is that there are many concerns, questions and problems with current AIDS policy. The longer we try to avoid reality, the longer those who may have been mistakenly diagnosed or stigmatized will continue to suffer, with more millions added to their ranks. "If you will, you can make me clean." Mark 1:40 One of the most common questions asked about the petition is this: "How could so many doctors and scientists be mistaken?" First, the petition takes no position on current policy - it just asks for an open forum - all of the following are possible outcomes: (a) Current policy is the best we can do now; (b) Current policy is basically sound, but can be improved; (c) Current policy is deeply flawed. It is case (c) that causes difficulty for some people, a reluctance to confront the possibility that our policymakers may have erred. But confronting error and moving beyond is a basic mission of the Church. Second, most doctors and researchers are simply following the lead of a few key researchers and policymakers, a situation that is not unique to AIDS. Third, sadly, medical science has made mistakes in the past, and has a special knack for confusing illnesses cased by malnutrition or toxins with those caused by microbes. Examples include pellagra, scurvy and SMON, all at one time mistakenly blamed on microbes. Another question is, "Why not let the scientists sort this out" or, "Haven't these questions already been answered?" None of the scientists in the references on the left would agree that these questions have been answered, or even dealt with. Check the link on the right about "Difficulties encountered by dissenters". As for letting scientists sort things out, it took Australian scientists over ten years to get published a simple chart (click on link to view chart and explanation) that shows the widely differing criteria for a positive HIV result around the globe.
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AIDS Policy Concerns:
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To provide background information on the petition.