Essay On Mandatory Testing

Aids is a very harsh virus that has been terrorizing many people over the last hundred years (“Ethics”). Even with treatment you still have a very slim chance of surviving. If mandatory testing is required, we can find those who are infected and prevent it from spreading. If we catch all the people with AIDS and stop them from spreading it, less and less people will contract the virus. Many people do not even know if they have the virus until later in their life. It is absolutely essential to have a mandatory testing of AIDS. We believe that mandatory testing is essential because it would reassure people that they would be safe from AIDS (“Ethics”). In this website it says that “Like the plague, AIDS has caused fear, prejudice, and even panic in society” with testing it would eliminate this fear (“Ethics”). Although some think that mandatory testing is an invasion of privacy, we think it would …show more content…
If you didn't want to go in to the doctors and be seen by others you could do an at home test which is just as fast and effective (“5 Reasons”). In one of our sources, it says “there are numerous rapid testing options that can provide you results in as little as 20 minutes”(“5 Reasons”). The only con to this type of testing is that it is less accurate than going to the doctor but it is still very accurate. The home swab test is more than just going to the doctors, but is well worth it and will be very reassuring.
We have come to the conclusion that AIDS should have mandatory testing. It would create a much safer environment and it could potentially stop the spreading of AIDS. Some people may think that mandatory testing is an invasion of privacy, but there are ways to work around that. Mandatory testing would also help people that had it not spread it and get medical treatment quickly. In our views the pros just outweighed the cons in every