SOC309Y1 Lecture Notes - Vertically Transmitted Infection, Sex Offender, Actus Reus
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Criminalization of hiv non-disclosure: the limits of the law alison symington. In canada, a person living with hiv can be prosecuted for not disclosing their hiv+ status prior to having any sex that represents a significant risk of serious bodily harm. People can be prosecuted even if the virus is not transmitted and no: note that physical harm done unto the sexual partner. If convicted for not disclosing, a person living with hiv will spend time in jail and be registered as a sexual offender. Elsewhere in the world: laws criminalizing hiv exposure or transmission have spread (europe, australia and. New zealand, asia and africa) some use existing laws, some draft specific laws. In 2000s there has been a spike of criminalizing. But recently some countries have been revising and revisiting previously enacted laws on hiv: there has also been considerable advocacy and debate at the international level (e. g. ,
