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lettie · 17-02-2005, 13:58

Countries like the USA and Russia won't let you in if you are HIV pos. New Zealand have started health checking now for immigrants. If you have a disease such as HIV, you are allowed to move there, but you have to be able to show that you can pay for all of your own treatment. It would not be discriminatory to test for certain diseases if having that disease didn't stop them from letting you in. If we screened here then HIV pos should be able to pay for their care and TB should be treated prior to moving here and retested to make sure that the treatment was successful. I think we are discriminatory for not testing when many of the other countries now test.

17-02-2005, 13:58	#25
lettie Filthy / Gorgeous Bejeweled Blitz Champion! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Xanadu Posts: 4,005 Blog Entries: 337 Liked: 67 times Rep Power: 88670	Re: I could spit i'm so mad!!! Countries like the USA and Russia won't let you in if you are HIV pos. New Zealand have started health checking now for immigrants. If you have a disease such as HIV, you are allowed to move there, but you have to be able to show that you can pay for all of your own treatment. It would not be discriminatory to test for certain diseases if having that disease didn't stop them from letting you in. If we screened here then HIV pos should be able to pay for their care and TB should be treated prior to moving here and retested to make sure that the treatment was successful. I think we are discriminatory for not testing when many of the other countries now test. __________________ Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether. The views expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of my family, friends, employer, this site, my neighbours, hairdresser, dentist, GP, next door's dog or anyone else who knows me..