The conviction last week of Steven Boone for attempted murder raises once again the difficult question of how the criminal law should respond to persons living with HIV/AIDS who endanger or even infect others.
Canadian legal academic, Carissima Mathen, argues that 'sexual assault' is preferable to 'attempted murder' in HIV non-disclosure cases
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US: Decriminalising HIV would protect disadvantaged communities from HIV infection and further marginalisation
HIV criminalization perpetuates intersecting forms of discrimination
March 3, 2021
US: Repeal Act would modernise laws that criminalise people living with HIV based on perceived “risk”
Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus introduces bill to stop criminalizing people with HIV
March 3, 2021
US: Bill introduced in Illinois to reform HIV criminalisation law
Advocates and Legislators Introduce Bill to Decriminalize HIV in Illinois
February 26, 2021
Nigeria: Jigawa State adopts law recommending death penalty in cases of rape resulting in HIV transmission
Jigawa Assembly passes law stipulating life sentence for rapist
February 20, 2021
US[Update]: Virginia House of Delegates passes bill to amend HIV criminalisation law
Virginia General Assembly passes bill to modernize HIV laws
February 20, 2021
