Fallacies of Argument: STD Identification card

Every individual should carry an ID card that clearly states all the sexually transmitted infections and diseases he or she has. Something along the lines of, “Joe Bake, 25 years old, Positive for Herpes”. It would follow you wherever you went, just like a Driver’s License, and would be issued by an official health services branch of the government. If everyone knew what viruses and/or bacteria were inside their partners’ bodies, no one would ever be contaminated again. Yes, privacy would be sacrificed in this scenario, but that is the necessary price to pay if we want to avoid entire populations infected with Herpes, Chlamydia, AIDS, etc. The people I have heard about who are positive for an STD or STI were not aware their partner was infected at the time of intercourse, so it was not a conscious decision to “run the risk” in the name of good sex (or true love). These people would not be infected today if their partners had been carrying the proposed ID card then. It is important to note that those already infected might be subjected to a bit of discrimination (even though they would only show their ID card upon consent), but if they are good people in the first place they would want to share the knowledge of an STD or STI with their sexual partners anyway, because good people are considerate. A person whose ID card contains an embarrassingly long list of diseases and infections should not be pitied for being obliged to publicize it: if someone is that promiscuous then he or she does not care about privacy anyway.