‘For Going Against God’s Will’ Catholic Hospital Denies Gay Man HIV Meds

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12. I was specific

Did you even read my post? It seems you have a preloaded bias, but here it is again:

The inclusion in the account of a convicted murderer who just happened to be on the same ward that was supposedly treated better than him makes the story sound a little too fictional...as I said, it lends impact in a bit too convenient a manner.

How did Simoes know that this other patient was a convicted murderer in the first place? And how did he known the doctor was "unfazed"? This assumes that the doctor either disclosed confidential information about another patient to him, or held a confidential discussion with one patient within earshot of another. Not very likely or credible.

And thank you, I read the quote about drug resistance the first time, and I'm well aware of the phenomenon. The question is whether delaying one phase of treatment for only a few days can lead to irreversible drug resistance in a patient. That is not the usual mechanism for HIV drug resistance (which typically develops over years of use in a population), but it again lends impact to the story in a way that is a bit too convenient. Can you cite any of these "studies" or similar information transmitted by another organization, like WHO?

Any one of these would be one thing, but when a personal account contains several elements that seem less than credible on their face, it requires more substantiation.