Life insurance and AIDS

Life insurance and AIDS

From Kompas

On Sept. 5, 1995, I by chance tuned into the Ida and Krisna program of the Female radio. The morning program featured an interview with Winni from Jaya Bank. She said that Jaya Bank grants life insurance to each of its clients free of charge.

According to Winni, the life insurance does not cover death caused by AIDS. And this is a regulation adopted in the life insurance scheme. It was further explained that AIDS infection is the person's own fault because of bad "sexual behavior".

I think this ruling is unfair and violates human rights. In reality, innocent people have the same chance of being infected by AIDS through other people's negligence, like through blood transfusions.

ELLEN R. TUNNGONO

Jakarta