States in order to assume the financial burden 230 and the maintenance231 of their family member living with HIV, leading to a break-up of the family,232 harm to its finances and adverse effects on their life project. The Court also underlines the transmission of HIV to L.A.L., which could have been prevented if his mother had received adequate medical treatment. Likewise, the Court notes the suffering experienced by the victims’ next of kin due to the stigmatization of people living with HIV, which created feelings of shame and fear,233 together with exclusion from their family circle and loss of their employment. 234 In this regard, the Court reiterates that the right to health of people living with HIV includes interdisciplinary medical care, to which their next of kin should also have access to help them deal with these feelings, and this did not happen in the instant case. 194. Regarding the suffering experienced by the next of kin of people living with HIV, it can be inferred from the expert opinion of Olga Alicia Paz Bailey that the diseases suffered by people living with HIV transcend the individual sphere. Thus, the members of the family may also suffer adverse effects that materialize in situations in which children have to assume the role of their parents’ carers or providers; grandparents take on the role of mothers or fathers, and the personal life projects of the members of a family are altered. And these consequences may be attributed to the State insofar as, due to its failure to comply with the obligation to ensure the right to health, the capabilities of people living with HIV are affected and also the lives of their next of kin. 195. Both the Commission and the representatives argued that the stigma that traditionally accompanies HIV/AIDS affects not only the next of kin but also those who form part of the closest circle, and therefore they should also be considered victims. The State did not submit arguments in this regard. The Court has recognized that someone who is not a direct family member, or who does not have a legal relationship, may be considered a victim of violations of their personal integrity owing to the suffering and pain that the human rights violations have caused their loved ones.235 In addition, the Court notes that, usually, it is the parents and close friends who provide most support for the care of people Lexana Rosbetty Pérez Vaíl, Sandra Judith Pérez Cayaxon, Guadalupe Pérez Cayaxon, Yensi Nohemí Pérez Cayaxon, Jhony Francisco Valdéz Pérez, Boni Kennedy Valdéz Pérez, Nancy Beatríz Valdéz Pérez, Glendi Betsaida Valdéz Pérez, Mildred Odalis Valdéz Pérez, Zolia Argentina Valdéz Pérez, Nelson Gudiel Valdéz Pérez, Rocael Gómez Felipe, Jaime Gómez Felipe, Miguel Gómez Felipe, Carlos Gómez Felipe, Francisco Gómez Felipe, Margarita Gómez Felipe, Ana Patricia Gómez Felipe, Carlos Fernando Coc Chajón, Luis Alberto Hernández Estrada, Clara Verónica Rodas Mérida, Sonia Maribel Rodas Mérida, Braulio Adán Rodas Mérida, Andy Alberto Rodas Mérida, Aníbal Leonel Rodas Mérida, Walter Audencio Rodas Mérida, Flor de María Rodas Mérida and María Magdalena Rodas Mérida. 230 María Elena Morales Villafuerte, Brandon David Adalberto Gómez Morales, Antonio Miranda Méndez, Nancy Beatríz Valdéz Pérez, Glendi Betsaida Valdéz Pérez, Mildred Odalis Valdéz Pérez, Zoila Argentina Valdéz Pérez, Jhony Francisco Valdéz Pérez, Nelson Gudiel Valdéz Pérez, Boni Kennedy Valdéz Pérez, Candelaria Ordóñez Alvarez, Argentina Ordoñez Alvarez, Honoria Ordoñez Alvarez, Cecilia Ordoñez Alvarez, Daria Ordoñez Alvarez, Juan Carlos Ordoñez Alvarez, Edilma Evelina Barrios, Darlin Sureima Barrios, Kendi Liserli Barrios, Noret Adali Barrios, Sixto Mérida Mendoza, Hermina Rodríguez Coculista, Alejo Ranferi Maldonado Oxlaj, Ana Castillo López, Aracely Méndez Castillo and Carmen Mérida Coronado. 231 Nancy Beatríz Valdéz Pérez, Glendi Betsaida Valdéz Pérez, Mildred Odalis Valdéz Pérez, Zoila Argentina Valdéz Pérez, Jhony Francisco Valdéz Pérez, Nelson Gudiel Valdéz Pérez and Boni Kennedy Valdez Pérez and Alejo Ranferi Maldonado Oxlaj. 232 Lexana Rosbetty Pérez Vaíl, L.A.L., Rocael Gómez Felipe, Jaime Gómez Felipe, Miguel Gómez Felipe, Carlos Gómez Felipe, Francisco Gómez Felipe, Margarita Gómez Felipe, Ana Patricia Gómez Felipe, Karla de Jesús Coronado Mérida, Benita del Rosario Soto Mérida, Erick Alexander Maldonado Mérida, Luis Alberto Hernández Estrada, Estuardo Edison Hernández Estrada, Osma Vinicio Hernández Estrada, Karen Herlinda Hernández Estrada, Miriam Lisbeth Hernández Estrada, Nidya Roxana Zapet Gómez and Mardo Kleiber Hernández Zapet. 233 234 María Elena Morales Villafuerte, Brandon David Adalberto Gómez Morales and Cruz García Ramos. Cf. Case of Servellón García et al. v. Honduras. Judgment of September 21, 2006. Series C No. 152., paras. 137 and 138. 235 67