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Testing policies and guidelines
Uganda: Rights body opposes mandatory HIV testing

The Uganda Human Rights Commission has opposed mandatory HIV testing as envisaged in the HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Bill that is before parliament. The bill provides for routine HIV testing of victims of sexual offences, pregnant women and their partners, but the commission is of the view that the provision does not specifically state as to whether their consent is necessary - suggesting that testing would be mandatory.

Published
28 February 2013
From
New Vision
HIV and criminal law
Bill Would Lower HIV Criminal Penalties in Iowa

The proposed legislation would lower the current maximum penalty of 25 years in prison to five years.

Published
27 February 2013
From
Poz magazine news
TB prevention
MISSOURI: Senate Passes Bill to Increase Tuberculosis Screenings and Penalize Spreading the Disease

On February 14, the Missouri Senate voted unanimously to approve a bill requiring TB screening for more people and allow prosecution of those who spread the disease.

Published
21 February 2013
From
CDC National Prevention Information Network
Experiences of stigma
The Increasingly Strange Case of Uncle Poodle

Did Uncle Poodle lie about sending an ex-lover who infected him to jail? And why the hell would he do that?

Published
19 February 2013
From
My Fabulous Disease
HIV and criminal law
No trial after all! Case against Norwegian prosecuted for HIV exposure via oral sex thrown out

The case against Louis Gay, the Norwegian HIV positive man prosecuted for exposing his ex-boyfriend to HIV via oral sex, was finally dismissed today, a year after he was indicted. DNA testing had shown that Louis was not the source of his partner's infection.

Published
14 February 2013
From
Blogspot
HIV and criminal law
UK: Updated guidance on HIV transmission, the law and the work of the clinical team now published

This document is aimed at those working in HIV medicine, especially clinicians, and aims to provide information and guidance on managing issues related to sexual transmission of HIV. It applies generic ethical and professional principles but with a particular emphasis on providing a confidential environment in which sensitive matters can be discussed. The guidance sets out the roles and responsibilities of health care professionals when caring for individuals living with HIV.

Published
13 February 2013
From
HIV Justice Network
HIV and criminal law
President’s AIDS council calls on feds and states to repeal HIV criminalization laws

The US Presidential Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS (PACHA) has called for the federal government to put pressure on states to remedy discriminatory prosecutions for HIV transmission, exposure and non-disclosure. George Ayala of the Global Forum on MSM and HIV (MSMGF) comments: "PACHA has the U.S. President’s attention as well as that of key legislators and senior public health officials who could make a difference in repealing irrational laws and statutes in favor of evidence-based public health responses to AIDS."

Published
12 February 2013
From
The Raw Story
HIV and criminal law
Lawmaker wants to change HIV transmission law

A Des Moines lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that would reduce penalties for HIV-positive people who have sex without disclosing their health condition.

Published
04 February 2013
From
San Francisco Chronicle
HIV and criminal law
Bill Would Revise Washington State HIV Criminal Law

The bill would replace language referencing HIV in current law with a more general definition of a communicable disease. 

Published
01 February 2013
From
Poz magazine news
HIV and criminal law
Effort to enforce HIV 'health threat' law raises questions

A new University of Michigan study reveals that health officials employ the state's names reporting database, alongside partner services referrals, for law enforcement purposes.

Published
31 January 2013
From
Medical Xpress
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