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: Murder convictions for HIV transmission reduced to manslaughter on appeal

[Update]Canada: Appeals court overturns man's initial conviction, citing his viral load suppression

[Update] Canada: Woman sentenced for HIV 'exposure', despite undetectable viral load, wins her case in Court of Appeal

[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

News curated from other sources

Canada: Federal government must review past criminal cases of HIV nondisclosure for possible wrongful convictions

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