Mock Trial Summary

In the Mock Trial, The NAHH claims that” Our House” is a health facility and is violating local zoning because they do not have a permit to be a health care facility. Their purpose is to close down the facility because the community is being exposed to HIV.” Our House” states that it’s a house where people who are infected with HIV can live together .The issues that “Our House” faced in the trial are based on discrimination against HIV because people believed that they could be containment with aids by social contact. This caused parents to fear their children safety .For example, a parent believed that their children would be infected because “Our House” equipment for HIV was not thrown properly. The outcome of the trial is that “Our …show more content…
For example, Dr. Paula testify that a person who have aids can live a healthy life Therefore, her testimony showed that “Our House” is a good resource for people who have HIV because they will be living with people who have the same condition. They would not be shamed and exposed to discriminations .Also, testimony of Terry Camphel helped the case by explaining that “Our House” is a good assistance to her condition because they are able to help her when she is need. She tells us that she has hemophilia and this causes her to bleed nonstop. When she is injured she doesn’t have anyone to help her. People are scared to help her because they believe that they would be infected with Aids. Therefore, she needs complains in order to help her special needs. This explains that “Our House” is a beneficial because they are able to help her when she is injured. They would not judge her. Also, they would not leave her to die in the …show more content…
The ignorance of not learning about HIV can cause people to fear social contact with other community members. For example, a person would isolate themselves from people who have Aids because they fear that they will be contaminated. I learned that HIV is a sexual transmitted disease that affects the immune system .Therefore, this shows that a person would not get infected if they have social contact with people that have aids. For example, people with aids can live a normal healthy life .Langley says “The laws restrict the ability of people with HIV to engage in fundamental human activities, such as sexual relations and procreation, based solely on their status” (Langely, 4) This shows that stigma affects people with HIV because they are looked as criminals. Therefore, they are being discriminated by having aids because they are targeted spreading Aids. For example, there human rights are being violated because they are looked as