SOC309Y1 Lecture : Lecture #11- Dec 2.docx
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Criminalization of hiv non-disclosure: the limits of the law. Canada has an odd law courier. Implications for how it impacts stigma, people living with hiv, testing etc. things you would not originally think about. The canadian hiv/aids legal network (www. aidslaw. ca) promotes the human rights of people living with and vulnerable to hiv/aids, in canada and internationally, through research, legal and policy analysis, education, and community mobilization. The legal network is canada"s leading advocacy organization working on the legal and human rights issues raised hiv/aids. Community responses: a lot of material to cover, touch on a few different aspects of the issue, note that this is an emotional, complex issue on which people have differing opinions. 1 talking about otherwise consensual sex that is, the sexual interactions where consensual and non-disclosure of hiv status is the only issue as to consent.
