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7. And our medical privacy laws might have to be changed in response to this crisis.

Thu Oct 2, 2014, 12:31 AM

Oct 2014

Medical ethicists are already discussing the need for this. In order to trace contacts, people's identities may not remain private.

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One thing everyone should remember with the Ebola scare [View all] RB TexLa Oct 2014 OP

You are wrong. See links below: kelly1mm Oct 2014 #1

The amount of cowardice in the land of the brave is breathtaking. Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #2

Ignorance of epidemiology and dangerous infectious diseases kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #6

Very true Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #9

now there's a content free and none too swift comment. cali Oct 2014 #12

They have the right to slap you in quarantine any time they kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #5

I don't combat potential epidemics with you. Electric Monk Oct 2014 #8

If you think someone is infected pintobean Oct 2014 #11