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    Johnny C, an HIV-positive man, has been reluctant to disclose his sexual history or current behaviors to partners despite his health providers' urging. While he promises to use condoms in future sexual encounters, most who know his behaviors disagree with this. Johnny argues his sexual behaviors are private and disclosure could lead to isolation, but ethical principles and law may obligate or force disclosure given AIDS' life-threatening nature. The potential obligation of partner notification poses a conflict with patient confidentiality that requires elaboration.

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    Johnny C, an HIV-positive man, has been reluctant to disclose his sexual history or current behaviors to partners despite his health providers' urging. While he promises to use condoms in future sexual encounters, most who know his behaviors disagree with this. Johnny argues his sexual behaviors are private and disclosure could lead to isolation, but ethical principles and law may obligate or force disclosure given AIDS' life-threatening nature. The potential obligation of partner notification poses a conflict with patient confidentiality that requires elaboration.

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    Johnny C, an HIV-positive man, has been reluctant to disclose his sexual history or current behaviors to partners despite his health providers' urging. While he promises to use condoms in future sexual encounters, most who know his behaviors disagree with this. Johnny argues his sexual behaviors are private and disclosure could lead to isolation, but ethical principles and law may obligate or force disclosure given AIDS' life-threatening nature. The potential obligation of partner notification poses a conflict with patient confidentiality that requires elaboration.

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    Johnny C, an HIV-positive man, has been reluctant to disclose his sexual history or current behaviors to partners despite his health providers' urging. While he promises to use condoms in future sexual encounters, most who know his behaviors disagree with this. Johnny argues his sexual behaviors are private and disclosure could lead to isolation, but ethical principles and law may obligate or force disclosure given AIDS' life-threatening nature. The potential obligation of partner notification poses a conflict with patient confidentiality that requires elaboration.

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    To tell or not to tell

    In spite of the prodding of his health providers Mr. Johnny C. as HIV-infected man had been very reluctant to disclose about his past or present sexual behaviors with sex partners. He even promised that he will use condoms in sexual activities with future partners. Most of those who knew of his sexual behaviors and patterns strongly disagreed with him. Johnny C contended that it was not the business of the society to interfere with his sexual behaviors as it was private business, and that if disclosed, he feared the isolation that will subsequently follow from it.

    a. Is it true that his sexual behavior is a personal business and that society should not interfere? Explain. b. Can ethical principles and law oblige him or even force him to disclose information? c. Given the life-threatening nature of AIDS, should there be an obligation about partner notification, whether in Ethics or in law? d. Should partner notification be a violation of the principle of confidentiality? Elaborate.

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