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AIDS LAWS - CONSENSUAL SEX Jun 20, 2007 Are there any states in which an HIV+ person can be convicted and go to jail for having unprotected consenual sex with an HIV - partner? I understand that most people would find in unethical but is it considered illegal or can two consenting adults have barrier free sex at will without worry of legal ramifications? |
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| Response from Dr. Wohl
 In my state of North Carolina, if a person with HIV infection has unprotected sex with another person without disclosing their HIV status they can be prosecuted as a 'health law violator'. I suspect, NC is not the only state with such statutes. Check out the following link for an interesting discussion of the value of such laws. http://www.aidsmap.com/en/news/396EE68A-588B-4271-9E8F-6828895AFF12.asp DW | ||||||||
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