HIV/AIDS Transmission Cases

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IN THE LIFE Investigates Laws Criminalizing HIV and AIDS (February 1, 2012)
A special report on positive women stigmatized & prosecuted.
From In the Life Media
HIV Criminalization: A Blog Entry by Gary Bell (January 24, 2012)
"Perhaps the greatest concern is that these laws, which were no doubt designed to prevent infection, will more likely have the opposite effect of scaring people away from getting tested. ... In other words, in our efforts to prevent the spread of HIV, the shield is mightier than the sword."
From The Body
HIV Criminalization Comes To MARYLAND! ... Wait, I'm HIV+ and I Live in Maryland ...: A Video Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (January 20, 2012)
"We as Marylanders should be focused on prevention and education and not criminalization. This is not right. I wish this Senator would understand that even putting this bill in front of the Maryland General Assembly is in itself ludicrous."
From The Body
Maryland Bill Proposes to Make HIV Transmission "Attempt" a Felony; State Senator Speaks (January 18, 2012)
From The Body
HIV-Positive Man Convicted of Assault Despite Disclosure and Consensual Sex (October 18, 2011)
The kicker here is that the man being convicted, 30-year-old Daniel James Rick, did disclose his HIV status beforehand and the unnamed partner wanted to have unprotected sex anyway.
From The Body
Advocates Support Overturning Iowa's Criminal HIV Law (August 30, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Op-Ed: Manhunt Is No Way to Deal With HIV-Positive Minor (August 10, 2011)
In Edmonton Journal
Federal Officials Work to End HIV Criminalization Laws (August 8, 2011)
17-Year-Old HIV-Positive Girl Arrested for Non-Disclosure in Canada (August 8, 2011)
In Edmonton Journal
Rep. Lee to Introduce Anti-HIV Criminalization Bill (August 1, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Florida Appeals Court Overturns Conviction of HIV-Positive Woman (July 15, 2011)
In The Herald-Tribune
Canadian Judge Rules That HIV Is Not a Death Sentence in HIV Criminalization Case (July 14, 2011)
In National Post
The National HIV/AIDS Strategy and Nebraska's "Spitting Bill": A Blog Entry From Positive Policy (July 8, 2011)
From Nebraska AIDS Project
Florida Man Charged With HIV Transmission Is Released (June 15, 2011)
In The Florida Independent
Lawyer Claims Florida Man Charged With Criminal Transmission Is HIV Negative (June 10, 2011)
In The Florida Independent
Experts Call for Guidelines on Use of "HIV Fingerprinting" in Criminal Cases (June 8, 2011)
In The AIDS Beacon
Florida Man Charged With Criminal Transmission of HIV for Attempted Bite (May 31, 2011)
In SunSentinel
Former Professional Wrestler in Ohio Arrested for Not Disclosing His HIV Status (May 4, 2011)
In USA Today
HIV-Positive Man in Buffalo Faces Felony Charges, the Positive Justice Project Urges Media to Report Fairly and Accurately (April 27, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
National Organization Adds Voice Against HIV-Specific Criminal Laws (March 24, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New York: Lawrence Hospital Surgery Patients Warned of Possible Hepatitis, HIV Exposure (March 14, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Urgent Action Required to Fight Unscientific, Stigmatising Nebraska Bill That Will Criminalise Body Fluid Assault on Public Safety Officers: A Blog Entry by Edwin J. Bernard (February 1, 2011)
From Criminal HIV Transmission
Ignorance: A Shocking Reminder (January 26, 2011)
From The Bilerico Project
New Nebraska Bill Proposes Increased Penalties for Spitting on Cops if You're Living With HIV or Hepatitis; Media Fails in Its Reporting: A Blog Entry by Kellee Terrell (January 13, 2011)
From The Body
Underreported: The Link Between Julian Assange and Sweden's Repressive HIV Law (December 16, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Should There Be Prison Time for Unknowingly Transmitting HIV? (November 12, 2010)
From Big Think
Oprah Misses the Mark on HIV/AIDS ... Again: A Blog Entry by Kellee Terrell (October 13, 2010)
From The Body
Dr. David Malebranche's Open Letter to Oprah Winfrey (October 11, 2010)
From Living Out Loud With Darian
Kansas: Sergeant's Case a Cautionary Tale of STDs (September 29, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Should People Be Prosecuted for Exposing Others to HIV and AIDS? (September 22, 2010)
In Crime Scene KC
HIV Criminalization (September 22, 2010)
From U.S. Positive Women's Network
Kansas: County May Track Partners in HIV Case (August 31, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sex While HIV Positive: The New Criminals -- A Video Blog Entry by Mark S. King (August 31, 2010)
"The more I have learned about the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure, the more I am convinced these laws are applied badly and actually do more harm than good. If I don't get tested, I can't be prosecuted for not disclosing my status, right?"
From The Body
German Pop Star Found Guilty for HIV Transmission, but Gets No Jail Time (August 26, 2010)
From The Body
BBC Tackles HIV, Disclosure and Criminalization as German Singer's Trial Begins (August 17, 2010)
From The Body
Six Hundred People Convicted for HIV Transmission or Exposure to Date (July 19, 2010)
At least 600 HIV-positive people have been convicted for transmitting HIV or exposing others to it, according to figures presented to a satellite session of the AIDS 2010 conference in Vienna.
From aidsmap.com
New Mexico: So Far, All Tests Negative in Screening Glitch (June 14, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lambda Legal Applauds Michigan Court Ruling to Drop Bioterrorism Charge Based on Alleged HIV Status of Defendant (June 3, 2010)
"Discrimination and stigma remain problems for people living with HIV because of the misinformation about HIV. A court has to make decisions, as it did here, based on facts not fear."
From Lambda Legal
New Mexico: Blood Sugar Test Goes Bad at Event (May 17, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Michigan Lawmakers Decry Case Charging HIV-Positive Man With Terrorism for Biting (November 11, 2009)
Charges said to misinterpret meaning of Michigan state terrorism laws.
From The Michigan Messenger
Boxing Ref Sues Over Possible HIV Exposure in the Ring (October 26, 2009)
Boxers in California are required to have HIV tests regularly, but the referee found out only after a fight that a boxer was HIV positive.
In San Francisco Chronicle
HIV-Positive Sailor Punished for Having Unprotected Sex (October 7, 2009)
In The Virginian-Pilot
AIDS Criminals and Innocent Victims: Is There Anything Wrong With This Picture? A Blog Entry by Catherine Hanssens, Esq. (September 29, 2009)
From The Body
Complexity Surrounding Changing Iowa HIV Transmission Law Examined (July 6, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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
HIVer Gets 45 Years for Using Body Fluids as a "Deadly Weapon" (June 3, 2009)
From The Body
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
Hamilton Spectator Examines Debate Over Criminalizing HIV Transmission (April 7, 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
British Man Goes to Prison a Second Time for Failing to Disclose HIV Status (September 9, 2008)
In London Free Press
State Criminal Statutes on HIV Transmission (August 2008)
To read PDF, click here.
From Lambda Legal
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)
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
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
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
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
Texas Man Sues After Being Infected With HIV From Transfusion (April 1, 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