Quite frankly, it was a dehumanizing, awful move. I most definitely don’t agree with removing people from a population based on their health status. It just isn’t fair for us to play God and decide other peoples’ futures based on our own selfishness. It seems as though health professionals and powers in government tend to feel they are entitled to make these sorts of decisions. I strongly disagree, especially in a nation where we are so incredibly adamant about keeping our rights and freedoms.
I can’t help but think, however, that the consequences of removing HIV-positive Cuban citizens from the population have been incredible. The percentage of the prevalent population of HIV-positive people in Cuba was reported extremely low in 2003, and perhaps these statistics have been hugely influenced by the expulsion of these people from society. I guess overall, I am against this sort of movement. However isolation may be the trick to at least temporarily controlling certain things until further action can be taken.
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