January 3-9
→ A report out of Akron, Ohio detailed how a father, mother, and their 2 children were living with the virus. The father claimed to have been raped in a New York prison in 1980 before marrying his wife. The case gave more information on how the virus passes through to unborn children (Jan 3)
→ Singapore decided to launch a massive spending and education program, which would include forced blood tests and expulsion of non-resident virus carriers, to combat the quick spread of AIDS in Asia (Jan 3)
→ A Pennsylvania court weighed the decision to force a rape suspect to take an AIDS test against the wishes of Civil Rights and Gay Rights groups (Jan 4)