Why do we have laws which criminalize HIV non disclosure? Far for me to argue the “other side’s” case – but the Cuerrier decision back in 1988 makes it clear it’s a mixture of deterrent and punishment. The deterrent, in this case, is a judicial attempt at HIV prevention.
PositiveLite.com- Canada's Online HIV Magazine – Criminalization – does the law make a difference to how we act?
News curated from other sources
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
US: Bipartisan effort to modernize Georgia’s HIV laws
Republican lawmaker wants to modernize Georgia’s HIV laws
February 19, 2021
Australia: New South Wales mandatory testing bill is unnecessary and could be counterproductive
Mandatory disease testing bill ‘could put officers at risk’
February 12, 2021
US: Virginia's bill to reform the state’s infected sexual battery law will also broaden its scope to include all STIs
Lawmakers weigh how far to go in changing a decades-old law criminalizing HIV
February 10, 2021
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