Sorting out HIV/AIDS denialists

Published: July 4, 2007, 6:49 pm

Tags: hiv denialists, mark wainberg, aids dissidents, john moore

For those of you who have never heard of a small but all the louder band of scientists and activists who deny that HIV is the cause of AIDS, you might find this paper interesting that I published in the Journal of medical ethics a few years ago. I was surprised to read today in Toronto's Globe and Mail a piece by Mark Wainberg who is director of McGill university's AIDS Centre and John Moore, a medical professor at Cornell University's medical school. They argue essentially that we should prohibit HIV dissidents from campaigning among the lay public for their warped views on HIV/AIDS. They argue that these dissidents' views are akin to scientists telling teenagers in school cafeterias that smoking is healthy. Very much in line with the arguments I advanced years ago in the Journal of medical ethics. Check it out!Here's their commentary:AIDS and the dangers of denialMARK WAINBERG AND JOHN MOOREJuly 4, 2007 at 12:46 AM EDTImagine the scenario: The cafeteria at your child's high school

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