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When sex offender Robert Suttle moved to town, police went door to door to warn Milford business owners and residents. His crime? See full article text Suttle, who is HIV-positive, had sex with his partner. Though consensual, it was an…

On Oct. 5, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decisions in two cases dealing with the tricky issues of criminal liability for HIV nondisclosure. The court ruled that people living with HIV have a legal duty to tell their…

At first blush, Bradford McIntyre and Deni Daviau appear to have an ordinary love story. The Vancouver couple met online, dated for a year, were married in church and have been happily married for 11 years.

The Adelaide, Australia, Police Association is requesting new laws to end the six-month wait for medical clearance for police officers who may have been exposed to bodily fluids in the course of their duties.

What interesting times we are in! The developing story of HIV, with all its multiple threads, has always been a bit of a three-ring circus,but now it’s more like a six-screen Cineplex. And the main feature these days, the Supreme…

by Gavin Myers HIV is not a crime, enough with all this jail! HIV is NOT a crime! ACT UP! Decriminalize! Healthcare…Treatment is a human right! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! These were the impassioned refrains of several dozen HIV activists who…

Poz People F*cked By Canadian Supreme Court And They Didn’t Use A Condom Posted 10/18/2012 9:00:00 AM By Alex GarnerEditor-at-Large Don’t be fooled by the recent ruling by the Canadian Supreme Court regarding HIV criminalization. It was not a win…

Imagine a world where you have to save condoms in the freezer every time you are intimate. One where you have every potential lover sign a form stating you disclosed your HIV status before things got serious, or where you…

New UN report takes a stark look at links between sex work, HIV and the law in Asia and the Pacific 18 October, Bangkok — Nearly all countries of Asia and the Pacific criminalize some aspects of sex work.

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…

Some B.C. hospitals and emergency rooms are beginning to offer HIV testing to all admitted patients as part of a pilot project – a result of new treatment options that can treat infections earlier. But this does not mean mandatory…

On Oct. 5, the Supreme Court handed down a decision with major implications for HIV prevention and public health in Canada. In a 9-0 ruling, the court found that people infected with HIV must disclose their HIV status to their…

Nick Rhoades: “I had never cried the whole time I was in jail, prison or up to that point of my probation. But that day, I sat on the edge of the bed and sobbed … so far away from…

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled on the legal status of sexual intercourse by someone who fails to disclose that he or she is HIV-positive. It remains a serious crime, with a maximum life sentence in prison. The troubling…

Sometimes a clarification just isn’t a clarification. Sometimes the “clarification” is no clearer than what it ostensibly clarifies, and sometimes it changes the meaning of what it claims to clarify. And sometimes it does both.

I posted earlier that AIDS Denialist and LA Private Investigator Clark Baker is focusing his attention on the US Military justice system. Baker’s storefront business, the Office of Medical and Scientific Justice (OMSJ) is paid by US taxpayers to bring…

By Scott Burris The concept of “overcriminalization” is gaining traction across the political spectrum. The Heritage Foundation, which has a website devoted to the phenomenon, defines it as “the trend in America – and particularly in Congress – to use…