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LEPROSY
What/ When have you heard about leprosy? Including Biblical, what were the reactions to post modern leprosy? Do you know anything about modern day leprosy?
WHAT IS CRIMINALIZATION?
Criminalization, in criminology, is the process by which behaviors and individuals are transformed into crime and criminals (Michalowski, R.J. 1985. Order, Law and Crime: An Introduction on Criminology. New York: Random House.)
Alabama Engaging in activities likely to transmit an STD is a class C misdemeanor. California Engaging in uninformed, unprotected sexual activity (exception for consent) with the intent to infect the other person is a felony punishable by up to 8 years in prison. Colorado Committing or soliciting prostitution with knowledge of being HIV positive are class 5 and 6 felonies. Florida Unlawful for person with HIV, with knowledge both of their infection and risk of sexual transmission, to have sex without disclosure and consent having taken place. Michigan It is a felony to engage in sexual penetration, however slight and regardless of whether semen has been emitted, without informing the other of his/her HIV status. Missouri It is a class B felony to expose a person to HIV if defendant knowingly acted in a reckless manner without knowledge and consent through oral, anal or vaginal sex. If complainant becomes infected, the charge is a class A felony. The use of a condom is not a defence. New York The applicable part of the law is reckless endangerment in the first degree for engaging in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to another person. Pennsylvania The state Superior Court ruled in a 2006 case involving oral sex that HIV positive people who do not disclose their status to their sexual partners can be charged with reckless endangerment. It follows that any kind of unprotected sex without disclosure could be prosecuted. Texas HIV transmission cases have been brought to court under aggravated assault laws whereby a person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly uses or exhibits a deadly weapon as part of an assault. Saliva of an HIV infected person is considered a deadly weapon.
USA
LAST UPDATED ( SUNDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 2009 )
Estimated number of people living with HIV Number of people prosecuted 448871 345
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Could criminalization of tested deter people from getting tested even if partaking in risky behaviors?
Where do medical confidentiality laws come in? How does that effect doctors, nurses and others in the medical field?
VARIOUS RESOURCES
http://ijsa.rsmjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/20/9/613
http://www.gnpplus.net/criminalisation/index.php?option=com_ content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=37 http://www.aclu.org/hiv-aids http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/ http://www.hrw.org/topic/health/hiv/tb?t=hivaids&document_limi t=0,5 http://www.lambdalegal.org/issues/hiv/
LETS TALK!
Whats going on in Detroit, Carrie? What have you done in the past? What can we do now?