October 25, 2012 Internet links shown in these posts are designed to provide more detailed information if required. This article originally appeared on PositiveLite.com, Canada’s Online HIV Magazine. It is being reposted here in two parts. Read part one: “Crime and Punishment: An International HIV Disclosure Dilemma.”
Crime and Punishment: The U.S. and Canadian Contexts of an International HIV Disclosure Dilemma
News curated from other sources
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US[Update]: Virginia House of Delegates passes bill to amend HIV criminalisation law
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US: Bipartisan effort to modernize Georgia’s HIV laws
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Australia: New South Wales mandatory testing bill is unnecessary and could be counterproductive
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News by the HIV Justice Network
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