Comment on "New rule on HIV disclosure sparks debate" (China Daily, Feb 7)

I think regulation-makers are doing the right thing. Whether or not a person tells others of his/her disease or sufferings is a matter of privacy. But other people have the right to know the truth if a person means to harm them and even put their lives in danger by not revealing the truth.

It is understandable that HIV-positive people find it difficult to reveal their condition. But then such people should make sure their acts do not put their partners and others at risk.

A reader, on China Daily website

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(China Daily 02/09/2012 page9)