August 3, 2011
Is it morally, socially and legally right to charge an HIV-positive man with murder after seven women were infected with the virus after having sex with him? America has done it and now Canada is joining the ranks. The debate is on. Johnson Aziga has been declared a dangerous offender in Canada after “murdering” two ...
Tags: AIDS,
Canadian law,
condoms,
criminal law,
criminalization of HIV transmission,
HIV,
HIV transmission,
Johnson Aziga,
legal issues,
life sentence,
murder charges,
murder trial,
risk of HIV,
sexually transmitted infections,
STI transmission,
unprotected sex
July 27, 2011
Dear Madame X, My brother’s friend has HIV. He’s a great kid but when he was diagnosed it really messed with his head. He went from a good kid to a bad one, but I know that inside there is still a good heart. Last night my brother told me that he doesn’t know ...
Tags: AIDS,
casual sex,
condoms,
criminalization of HIV transmission,
disclosure of HIV status,
Hepatitis C,
HIV transmission,
legal responsibility,
privacy,
safer sex,
sexually transmitted infections,
unwanted pregnancy
August 26, 2010
You might not have been aware, but the highest profile case for HIV transmission was going on in Europe this week and they have reached a verdict. The former pop star, Nadja Benaissa from No Angels,