With a hat that says "I believe the law should codify acceptable behaviour" on, I think someone who knows they're HIV+ and lies or fails to mention it, then has unsafe sex with someone and infects them, should be guilty of an offense. I think the level of the offence ought to be similar to rape or GBH.
With a hat that says "I believe the law should be written to minimise suffering given the way people are likely to behave", which is my usual hat, my answer is I'd need more time to ponder the likely effects of such a law.
For me it falls under the 'informed choice' thing; by deliberately not disclosing something which might reasonably prevent the other party from having sex with you, you are depriving them of the right to make an informed choice.
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lovingboth) wrote2004-08-04 11:00 pm
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With a hat that says "I believe the law should be written to minimise suffering given the way people are likely to behave", which is my usual hat, my answer is I'd need more time to ponder the likely effects of such a law.
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