by Sero Project | Feb 22, 2023 | HIV Criminalization Research
The National HIV Criminalization Study increases our understanding of the views andexperiences of people living with HIV on laws that criminalize HIV transmission, exposure, andnondisclosure of HIV status. English Español Français...
by CW | Dec 11, 2022 | HIV Criminalization Research
For the past three decades, legislative approaches to prevent HIV transmission have been used at the national, state, and local levels. One punitive legislative approach has been enactment of laws that criminalize behaviors associated with HIV exposure (HIV-specific...
by Sero Project | Dec 11, 2022 | HIV Criminalization Research
In Canada, people living with HIV can be charged and prosecuted for not disclosing their HIV-positive status to their sexual partners (a phenomenon referred to in this short report as “HIV criminalization”). In 1998, in R. v. Cuerrier, the Supreme Court of Canada...
by Sero Project | Dec 11, 2022 | HIV Criminalization Research
Ignorance is one of the main drivers of HIV criminalization. You should not only understand the legal aspects of HIV criminalization, but also the basic facts about HIV. Effective advocacy depends on knowing your audience and tailoring your presentation or outreach to...
by Sero Project | Dec 11, 2022 | HIV Criminalization Research
This review focuses on stigma as an impediment to health and specifies HIV characteristics among all medical conditions. The impact is detailed according to impacted sphere: public health priority (screening, adherence) psychosocial vulnerabilities (comorbidities) and...
by Sero Project | Dec 11, 2022 | HIV Criminalization Research
Currently, many states have criminal laws that only apply to people with HIV. Basically theselaws mean that if someone with HIV doesn’t inform their sex partner prior to having sex, theycan be prosecuted and jailed – even if they use condoms or do not do anything that...
