Breaking News: Hospital Offended by Nakedness

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Memorial Hospital of South Bend, Indiana 615 N. Michigan St. South Bend IN 46601 (574) 235-3177 today canceled it subscription to POZ magazine published for the HIV positive population and the network of organization and health care providers who support them in their efforts to stay healthy and vital. It seems that the July issue which featured HIV positive AIDS activist and educator, Todd Murray, on the cover set the offendees off. It only took them six months to let their shock be heard. After all they might too busy making sure all those sick people aren't offending anyone.




You can visit the POZ website and learn more about the offensive offenders through this link.

It seems the magazines were put in the work area and people who work in the hospital took offense. Hospital workers offended by human skin and HIV positive people? What's next? Grade school teachers offended by children who need to be educated?

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