Regardless of the merits of individual cases, criminal prosecution of people for exposure or transmission of HIV is considered by some commentators to be problematic because prosecutions:
Criminal prosecution of HIV transmission – HIV Media Guide
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Mexico: LGBTQ+ community calling for the repeal of HIV criminalisation statute in Quintana Roo Public Health Law
LGBTQ+ community calls for changes to Quintana Roo Health Law
November 10, 2022
US: Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) issues resolution on Molecular HIV Surveillance and Cluster Detection
PACHA Unanimously Approves Resolution to Create Safeguards for People Living with HIV
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Canada: Federal government opens its promised public consultation on HIV criminalisation law reform
Ottawa launches public consultation on reforming the criminal law on HIV non-disclosure
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