[Lazamataz]

If this is true, I withdraw all previous support for the man.

[Qiviut]

Read the wikpedia summary on Friedan .... the years 2002-2009 when he was the head of the New York City DOHMH. Here's just one example of the types of things he got involved in (caps emphasis is mine):

Frieden worked to raise awareness about diabetes in New York City, particularly among pregnant women,[44] and established an INVOLUNTARY, NON-DISCLOSED hemoglobin A1C diabetes REGISTRY that tracks patients' blood sugar control over several months and report that information to treating physicians in an effort to help them provide better care

Gee .... I wonder why he didn't do an involuntary, non-disclosed registry for tracking HIV/AIDS patients? At least with diabetes, you don't pass on a potential death sentence (and other bad stuff like STDs) to someone else by unsafe, risky behaviors. [/sarc]