Ok guys heres a scenario which I have been discussing at my work place with my collegues.
An HIV +ve person knowingly that he/she is on the verge of next world cannot enjoy the same social life as a healthy person. Now he/she still have their bodily needs (Sexual apetite, Joy of Relationship etc) which are really a nightmare for them as it is a dilema that they cannot have same pleasureful life as a healthy person (in order to avoid giving some healthy person their ailment!!) .
Now my questions are (A) Can they mingle with other HIV +ve victims and fulfil their needs and quich their natural thirst for opposite sex (my point here is that this wont effect neither of the parties) or there are still some social and moral issues involved in practising these sort of relationships. (B) Other than that, can they marry (two HIV +ve persons, I mean) to persue and experiance a natural wedded life (not so natural and healthy from our point of view, I admit!!) as other people. And further Do they ahve right to have childern in due course. (I think thats not fair on coming generations)
Note: Please Dont reply with religious natured posts as Im gonna discuss this with people who are non-Muslims. And while replying dont make fun of these situations as these are some moral/social issuses which are challenging the western world and indeed is a very sorry state for those who are experiancing them.
it is really a point worth considering....
these ppl who have acquired such diseases, r not necessarily guilty of acts that led to this....
and those who have had no sexual activity, shud have the right to enjoy one of the very important basic rights of humans....
and having them marrying a similarly infected person shud be a very good option....
however, i do not think it wud be a good idea for them to have children, as they wud most probably pass the disease on to the kid, and cause the birth of another human who will suffer throughout his/her life (irrespective of the length of it)....
to satiate lust with other infected people wud be still considered as adultery....
and i am sure adultery is not acceptable on any religious, social or moral standards....
so to summarize it all....
marriage - yes
adultery and kis - no
Well , Yes , ThankYou armughal.
Your reply is closer to my perceptions, but then all the human right stuff comes into play. If there are 100 marriages (registered or unregistered !!) there are bound to be some going on family way (you know how women feel for having their own children).
Research is constantly evolving, and we now have combination of drugs (cocktails) that can bring the virus levels down to being undetectable, so HIV patients have chances of living longer if they take the necessary precautions and maintain a healthy life style.
(A) Should HIV+ people mingle? I think that should be left upto them to decide, if the couple has mutual feelings about the relationship and they feel it can be worked out despite the fact that they are both infected, then good for them. They should consult a health professional and clear out any doubts that they may have.
(B) Healthy babies (HIV-) CAN be born to HIV+ mothers, so it is possible to have kids that won't be infected. A certain drug (AZT i think) is given at the time of labor that signficantly reduces the chances of virus transmission. Our university hospital has a good record Masha'Allah of HIV- babies being born to HIV+ mothers, and there hasn't been one HIV+ baby being born to an infected mother since 1996 (knock on wood). An infected mother, at the beginning of her pregnancy should discuss all options with her ob/gyn and see if there could be any complications later on at th time of birth, and proceed according to that. BUT healthy babies are being born to infected mothers.
Masahllah!!!
That proves that Allah is surely cable of producing miracles to make us believe that there is always hope in most deprived moments. And when there is hope there is life.