Posts Tagged ‘gay marriage’
Health Issues and Gay Marriage
As a physician, my only “agenda” must be my patients health and comfort. This involves preventive issues as well as “disease” issues. None of us would minimize preventive health care.
I do not know how much gay marriage restricts extra-marital affairs, but it does a reasonable job among heterosexuals. I would imagine, that gay marriage must decrease multiple partner exposure therefore leading to decreased exposure to HIV.
How many lives might be saved? How much money would be saved? I don’t know. At this point in time we can’t lose lives and money to politics.
Does anyone know about studies regarding this issue? Perhaps this is another way to help pursuade powers that be?