CRIM 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Treatment As Prevention, Condom, Sexually Transmitted Infection
7 Sep 2016
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This week we examine the way the law has been used to regulate the disclosure of hiv status in sexual relationships. With the risks of transmission in mind, we will consider the decisions made by the supreme court about the appropriate standard that ought to be applied to the responsibility to disclose one"s hiv status. We will explore how the court attempted to balance the privacy of personal health information and the need to disclose this information to ensure consent. We will see how the court has shifted its interpretation over time and raise questions about how to regulate issues of public health. Transmission happens, but actually quite low chances, esp if viral load is low, rate of transmission decreases significantly, even more so when condom is used. From 1989-2012, more than 130 ppl have been charged for hiv non disclosure in canada, including 14 women living with hiv.
