Should HIV Transmission Be Considered a Criminal Act?
The newspaper tells the story; an HIV positive man, an HIV negative sexual partner, and HIV transmission occurs. The problem with this occurrence of HIV transmission is the HIV negative partner had no idea her sexual partner was infected with HIV. The infected lover neglected to disclose his HIV positive status. The newspaper story goes on; detailing the court trial that followed; the HIV positive partner has been arrested and is being prosecuted for HIV transmission; infecting a partner without disclosing his positive status. Related Information • Is Mandatory Disclosure a Breach of Confidentiality? • How to Tell Your Kids You Have HIV • Seeking Out Those Just Like You – Serosorting What Do You Think?So what do you think? Should HIV transmission be a crime? Let me know what you
