Abstract
The author rejects the moralistic view of AIDS that distinguishes between natural and unnatural sexual behavior, attributes disease to the consequence of unnatural behavior, and maintains that the only way to deal with AIDS is by adherence to the natural expression of sexuality, namely, life-long heterosexual monogamy. Matthews argues that the purely medical model is the only rational and morally acceptable view of AIDS and that the morally relevant consideration is the obligation to relieve suffering. The triumph of moralism would promote intolerance and social division and the abandonment of compassion and respect for the autonomy of others. The author concludes that the AIDS epidemic, by its sheer horror, offers the chance to adopt more enlightened views which, in turn, are more likely to result in effective measures to control the spread of AIDS.
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