Ontario

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HIV Non-Disclosure and the Criminal Law: Establishing Policy Options for Ontario

Provides an overview and analysis of criminal cases of HIV exposure and transmission to 2010, and proposes policy options for addressing the problems posed by the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure.
Authors: E. Mykhalovskiy, G. Betteridge, D. Mclay

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[Update]Canada: Ontario Court of Appeal upholds conviction of man accused of alleged HIV exposure despite using condoms

[Update]Canada: Ontario Court of Appeal upholds dangerous offender label for man who was convicted of aggravated sexual assault in 2012

[Update]Canada: Ontario's Court of Appeal quashed attempted murder convictions and ordered retrial of man convicted in 2012 for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Canada: 34 year-old man charged with aggravated sexual assault in Ontario for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Canada: Charges of aggravated sexual assault dismissed after Ontario Judge takes undetectable viral load into consideration in HIV non-disclosure case

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Canada: Ontario's sex offender registry needs further amendments

Canada: Statement about Court of Appeal decision that a condom alone is not enough to preclude duty to disclose HIV status

Canada: Richard Eliott, executive director of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network , urges federal and provincial Attorneys-General to follow recommendations of Justice Ministry report

Canada: Ontario decision to limit HIV criminalisation seen as a step forward but more still needs to be done

Canada: Ontario will no longer prosecute people who don't disclose their HIV status if they have a suppressed viral load