It was soon after my diagnosis with HIV that the nurse asked whether I would be reporting my then partner to the Police for transmitting HIV to me. I was stunned, simply stunned by the question. I suppose the nurse had to ask…or did the nurse need to pose the question?
UK: Young woman with HIV blogs about her personal experiences of HIV criminalisation
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Mexico: Bill proposes new HIV/STI prevention law in Chihuahua and Criminal Code reform
Proposed Law on Prevention and Care of HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections
December 18, 2024
Poland: Health Ministry advocates revising HIV exposure laws to align with modern science
The Ministry of Health wants to remove HIV from the law. It’s about exposure to infectious diseases
December 13, 2024
Senegal: "The application of criminal law is an injustice against people living with HIV"
A magistrate laments the ‘unfair’ criminalisation of HIV transmission
December 13, 2024
Mexico: Legislator proposes repeal of HIV criminalisation statute in State of Mexico
They ask to avoid criminalization of people with HIV/AIDS in a legal framework
December 12, 2024
Mexico: Senator proposes initiative to repeal HIV criminalisation in Mexico
Reyna Celeste Ascencio proposes to repeal article 199 Bis of the Federal Penal Code
December 4, 2024
