Phil Johnson, M.D. discusses the problem of HIV stigma. People who contract HIV or develop clinical AIDS are sometimes stigmatized, ostracized, or discriminated against. They have lost jobs, been abandoned by friends and family, and even murdered. There is no reason for this. People with HIV or AIDS pose no threat to those around them and should get sympathy, support, and medical treatment.
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