Ambitious New Strategies Proposed for AIDS Vaccine Research by Emory University - Article Example

The publication seeks to address the matter almost in a vacuum.  The legal and educational framework  The first function of the state is to protect its citizens from danger.  The dangers are classified into two.  First is the reality of external or foreign threats. The next is that of domestic or internal threats. The government did this in the past by two methods.  First was the law. Then there was the education of the citizenry. In the past, the law recognized sodomy and prostitution to be undesirable.

  There were therefore restrictions.  The process of quarantine was to protect the infected from vengeance.  It also protected the healthy from the risk of contracting the condition.  This was two-fold protection for society members.  These simple techniques provided a balanced safety net for the containment of the disease.Conclusion The publication speaks of prostitutes’ legitimate rights.  The first test of a right has to be measured for the good of society.

  It will be hard to argue that prostitution in itself is a virtue.  AIDS did not necessarily come from the prostitute trade.  Society must recognize it is one higher potential source of contamination. It is necessary to seek to help the prostitute (Emory University 2009).   In this context, prostitution as an entity cannot be a suitable agent for quality education.