It was soon after my diagnosis with HIV that the nurse asked whether I would be reporting my then partner to the Police for transmitting HIV to me. I was stunned, simply stunned by the question. I suppose the nurse had to ask…or did the nurse need to pose the question?
UK: Young woman with HIV blogs about her personal experiences of HIV criminalisation
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USA: New Williams Institute report analyses three decades of HIV criminalisation prosecutions in Michigan
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New Zealand: New Zealand’s HIV progress undermined by stigma and outdated laws
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Canada: Advocates urge Liberals to honour the Trudeau government's commitment to reform HIV disclosure laws
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Uganda: Uganda faces a choice between scientific progress and harmful criminalisation
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