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British Man Goes to Prison a Second Time for Failing to Disclose HIV Status (September 9, 2008)
In London Free Press
HIV-Positive U.S. Woman Gets Three Years in Prison for Spitting (July 23, 2008)
In Ledger-Enquirer.com
Lawsuit Approved for Woman Who Accuses Ex-Husband of Giving Her HIV (June 9, 2008)
In KNBC.com
HIV Orgs Decry 35-Year Sentence for U.S. Man Who Spit on Cop (May 16, 2008)
In aidsmap.com

News

Some Groups Say Iowa HIV Transmission Law Worsens Stigma, Hinders Testing Efforts (July 2, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Iowa's Criminal HIV Transmission Law Examined (June 30, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Canada: Judge Slams Criminalization of HIV (June 16, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Iowa Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Not Disclosing His HIV Status (May 20, 2009)
From The Body
Convicting HIV-Positive People Contributes to Spread of Virus, Opinion Piece Says (May 19, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Canadian Court Says: HIV Transmission Is Murder (April 5, 2009)
Johnson Aziga, an HIV-positive Canadian man who was diagnosed in 1996, has just been found guilty of murder for not disclosing his status to many women, leading to seven transmissions and two deaths from AIDS-related complications.
In Ottawa Citizen
Swiss Court Overturns HIV Exposure Conviction, Saying HIV Meds Virtually Eliminated Risk (February 25, 2009)
From aidsmap.com
Attention Mississippi State Senate (February 19, 2009)
Sex ed bill good start, sex offenders bill a disaster.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Spreading AIDS Could Be Felony in Nebraska (January 22, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
L.A. Man Ordered to Pay $12.5 Million to Wife He Allegedly Infected With HIV (November 25, 2008)
In Los Angeles Times
State Criminal Statutes on HIV Transmission (August 2008)
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From Lambda Legal
HIV-Positive Canadian Man Gets 18-Year Sentence for Sexual Assault (April 5, 2008)
In The Globe and Mail
South Dakota Gov. Rounds Signs Bill That Requires People Convicted of Intentionally Spreading HIV to Register as Sex Offenders (March 17, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Officials: Woman With HIV Didn't Seek Care for Baby (January 11, 2008)
In The Herald-Tribune
British Justice System Recklessly Enforcing HIV Transmission Laws, Advocates Say (July 18, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
Missouri Man Gets Life in Prison for Exposing Woman to HIV (June 13, 2007)
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From Associated Press
HIV-Positive Australian Prosecuted for Knowingly Infecting a Teenager (April 24, 2007)
In The Age
Should HIV 'Crimes' be Punished? (September 19, 2006)
In BBC News Online
Canadian Red Cross Pleads Guilty to Distributing HIV-, Hepatitis C-Contaminated Blood in 1980s (May 31, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
E.U. Commissioner Asks Libyan Prime Minister to Release Bulgarian Nurses Sentenced to Death for Allegedly Infecting Children With HIV (May 26, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Libya: World Church Group Urges Kadhafi to Show Clemency in AIDS Case (May 25, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bulgaria: Thousands Protest Libyan Sentence (May 17, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Libyans Protest U.S. Condemnation of Death Sentence for Bulgarian Workers Accused of Infecting Children With HIV (May 11, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Man Gets 25 Years in HIV Case (April 10, 2004)
Saying the crime was "akin to attempted murder," an Iowa judge sentences a man to the maximum penalty for not telling his sexual partner he had HIV.
In Iowa City Press-Citizen
Verdict Date Set for Libyan AIDS Trial Against Bulgarians (April 6, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"He Played With My Life" (October 14, 2003)
One of the women "deliberately" infected with HIV by Mohammed Dica has said her "sentence has just begun" -- this week in England, Dica was convicted on two counts of causing "biological" grievous bodily harm.
From BBC News
California Law Against Knowingly Transmitting HIV Too Narrow, Prosecutors Say (September 10, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Libyan Prosecutor Demands Death Penalty for Health Care Workers Accused of Intentionally Infecting Children With HIV (September 10, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Prominent French Doctor Says Bulgarians Didn't Cause HIV Contagion in Libyan Hospital (September 4, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Luc Montagnier to Testify at Trial of Health Care Workers Accused of Deliberately Infecting Libyan Children With HIV (August 6, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Marion County, Ind., Officials Charge Five People With Knowingly Selling Their HIV-Positive Blood Plasma (July 21, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AIDS Trial of Bulgarians in Libya Adjourned Again (July 10, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Iowa: Dahlberg Sentenced to Probation for Criminal Transmission of HIV (March 31, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
South Dakota: Man Sentenced for HIV Exposure (March 27, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Georgia Senate Votes to Outlaw Assault of Officer With Body Fluids, Feces by Person With HIV or Hepatitis (March 11, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
South Dakota: Man Sentenced for Violating Probation on Exposure Sentence (October 2, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California: Court-Ordered HIV Test Requires Exchange of Bodily Fluids (September 16, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Los Angeles: Mistrial Declared in Prostitution Case (August 2, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California: Prosecutor Seeks Lengthy Prison Term for HIV-Infected Woman (July 23, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New York: Man Sentenced to Probation for Infecting Wife With HIV (July 19, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Avoid Using Criminal Law for HIV, Says New UNAIDS Report (July 10, 2002)
From UNAIDS
Michigan: HIV-Positive Man Sentenced for Having Sex With Uninformed Partner (June 14, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Long Island Man Pleads Guilty to Passing On HIV (May 28, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Metairie, Louisiana, Man Booked With Exposing Woman to AIDS Virus (May 24, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Florida: HIV Patient Could Get Prison Time (May 20, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Missouri Lawmakers Pass Bill Toughening HIV Laws (May 20, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
No One Else Yet Infected With HIV in South Dakota Willful Exposure Cases (May 20, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Louisiana Man Booked With Exposing Wife to HIV (May 17, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
It Oughtta Be a Crime? (January 1999)
Criminalizing HIV.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Crime and Punishment (December 1998)
A rape survivor discusses the criminalization of HIV transmission.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Crime and Punishment and HIV (May 15, 1998)
Past and present cases of the criminalization of HIV transmission.
From HIV InSite
When Will They Learn? Spit Does Not Transmit! (Fall 1997)
From Lambda Legal
Custody Battle Question and Answers
From National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center

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