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
News curated from other sources
US: Washington State decriminalises HIV exposure and removes stigmatising language in state law
Failing to share HIV status downgraded from felony to misdemeanor in Washington
January 14, 2022
Russia: Laws that restrict migrants with HIV and deny them medical care increases the burden on the health care system
Legal barriers to migrants with HIV are not working
January 13, 2022
US: Legislation to modernise criminalisation law passed by New Jersey Senate
Senate Passes Vitale-Ruiz Bill to Modernize NJ Statutes Related to HIV/AIDS Transmission
January 12, 2022
US: Women account for 62 percent of HIV-related arrests despite making up just 17 percent of Kentucky's HIV-positive population
Two-thirds of HIV-related arrests in Kentucky are women, study finds
December 20, 2021
News by the HIV Justice Network
2021 in review: more successes, more challenges, much more to do
December 17, 2021
New Breastfeeding Defence Toolkit
launched at Beyond Blame 2021
December 3, 2021
UPDATE: Speakers now confirmed for #BeyondBlame2021!
November 18, 2021
Report: End HIV criminalisation to address LGBT+ inequities
October 7, 2021