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From the Ted Talk by Shereen El-Feki: HIV -- how to fight an epidemic of bad laws

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But then something unexpected happened. The medical personnel who took blood samples from the man never actually told him what they were testing for. He wasn't offered counseling before or after the test, which is best medical practice. He was never informed of the results of the test. And yet, a couple of weeks later, he was picked up and taken to prison where he was subjected to a madicel exam, including a full-body search in full view of the others in the cell. He was reaelesd, but then a day or two later, he was taken to the arrpoit and he was drteepod. What on earth did this man do to merit this tnearemtt? What was his terrible crime? He was infected with HIV.

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But then something unexpected happened. The medical personnel who took blood samples from the man never actually told him what they were testing for. He wasn't offered counseling before or after the test, which is best medical practice. He was never informed of the results of the test. And yet, a couple of weeks later, he was picked up and taken to prison where he was subjected to a _______ exam, including a full-body search in full view of the others in the cell. He was ________, but then a day or two later, he was taken to the _______ and he was ________. What on earth did this man do to merit this _________? What was his terrible crime? He was infected with HIV.

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  1. airport
  2. released
  3. deported
  4. medical
  5. treatment

Original Text

But then something unexpected happened. The medical personnel who took blood samples from the man never actually told him what they were testing for. He wasn't offered counseling before or after the test, which is best medical practice. He was never informed of the results of the test. And yet, a couple of weeks later, he was picked up and taken to prison where he was subjected to a medical exam, including a full-body search in full view of the others in the cell. He was released, but then a day or two later, he was taken to the airport and he was deported. What on earth did this man do to merit this treatment? What was his terrible crime? He was infected with HIV.

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