Re: 'If someone who is HIV+ has sex with someone who is HIV- and infects them...'
I find the idea of legislation on this scary, partly because (as with most legislation) there would be so many ways that it could be abused, and also because I think each case would have to be taken on its own merits. There are so many aspects to consider that I don't think a standardised piece of legislation would work. Writing something that would have the flexibility to work would be a job and a half though.
Ultimately I'd probably go for something along the lines of having it be considered a criminal offence if someone lied and said they were HIV- when they knew there were +, but I'm not sitting too comfortably with that.
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baggyeyes
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Date: 2004-08-05 01:38 am (UTC)I find the idea of legislation on this scary, partly because (as with most legislation) there would be so many ways that it could be abused, and also because I think each case would have to be taken on its own merits. There are so many aspects to consider that I don't think a standardised piece of legislation would work. Writing something that would have the flexibility to work would be a job and a half though.
Ultimately I'd probably go for something along the lines of having it be considered a criminal offence if someone lied and said they were HIV- when they knew there were +, but I'm not sitting too comfortably with that.