The Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Friday October 5th that individuals who know they are HIV-positive are liable to criminal prosecution for aggravated sexual assault – which comes with a maximum sentence of life in prison and sex offender status – if they do not disclose this fact prior to sex that may risk a
POZ Blogs : Canada: Supreme Court makes bad HIV disclosure law worse by Edwin Bernard
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US: Indiana to undertake a review of its criminal code for laws concerning HIV
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US: Georgia's Governor signs Senate Bill 164 to modernize state's HIV laws
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US: Tennessee Senate votes to remove sex offender registry requirement for HIV related offences
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