Mr. Speaker, while certainly respecting rights is something that I am very concerned about, we are talking about life and death here, a potential death sentence to somebody who has contracted AIDS. Yes, there are case reports in the medical literature of people contracting AIDS through rape; so we know that it happens.
David Weldon: “Mr. Speaker, while certainly respecting rights is something that I am very concerned about, we are talking about life…”
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Addressing concerns about a bill related to AIDS transmission and legal processes.
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