Three States consider raising penalties for exposure to HIV. Clearinghouse, AIDS Newsletter Database, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5714. A fee will apply.

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Three States consider raising penalties for exposure to HIV. Clearinghouse, AIDS Newsletter Database, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5714. A fee will apply.

AIDS Policy Law. 1997 Jun 27;12(12):1, 5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97702691

Abstract: Lawmakers in California, New Jersey, and Alaska voted to impose stronger penalties on individuals who expose others to HIV through sex or drug needles. Each of the three States' senates voted to approve stronger penalties based on high profile cases involving men who knowingly transmitted HIV to women, or threatened to do so. Earlier this year, Florida and Washington State raised the penalty for the crime of intentional exposure. In California, Senate Bill 705 would make it a felony for an infected individual to infect others intentionally. The current bill is supported by law enforcement as well as victims rights organizations. In New Jersey, the senate voted unanimously to increase the penalty for knowingly exposing another person to HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and other sexually transmitted diseases. The Alaska bill makes it a class B felony for exposing another individual to HIV through sexual activity, drug needles, or donation of body parts or fluids.

Keywords: *Crime/LEGISLATION & JURISPRUD *Criminal Law *HIV Infections/TRANSMISSION *Public Policy *Sex Behavior
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