The Government Wants Texas to Require HIV Screenings

Texas ranks fourth place in the country for known cases of HIV/Aids, meaning there are 62,700 people infected with this disease in this state. This article tells us that more than two years ago the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and now two lawmakers are trying to make Texas the first state to require their doctors to offer the test to their patients. This would mean that the doctors would offer the HIV test to patients from the ages 13-64 and the patients could choose to not take it. Although, the idea is said to face opposition by the patients rights advocates, it still seems like a smart idea to reduce the number of infected people. This is a great article and a good read, so far senator Rodney Ellis wants to promote this proposition and Dr. Ed Sherwood, from the Travis County infectious disease physician, says this would help get rid of people who assume they are not infected when really they are.