Risk assessment Since HIV is no longer a death sentence, should the law still make it illegal for someone with the disease to keep that information from a sexual partner? With the Supreme Court set to answer that question this fall, NOREEN FAGAN examines the implications for society and those with HIV.
Canada: Journalist Noreen Fagan examines what the Supreme Court ruling might mean for people living with HIV
News curated from other sources
Mexico: Federal Health Ministry issues favorable opinion on HIV decriminalisation initiative
Jaime López celebrates the Ministry of Health’s favourable opinion to repeal the crime of ‘danger of contagion’ from the Federal Criminal Code
June 28, 2025
Canada: Decades of advocacy ignored as Canada rejects HIV criminalisation law reform
Why is the federal government still refusing to decriminalize HIV?
June 3, 2025
Mexico: HIV criminalisation in Tamaulipas fuels fear and discrimination
Activists in Tamaulipas denounce that criminalisation of HIV is an obstacle to health and human rights
June 2, 2025
US: PA House Committee considers bill to end HIV criminalization
Pennsylvania House committee hears testimony on bill to decriminalize HIV
June 2, 2025
[Update] US: Felony charges for intentional STD transmission one step closer in Louisiana
House committee votes in favor of STD criminalization bill with changes
May 29, 2025
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