Post by TapToTalk on Oct 8, 2017 19:25:10 GMT -5
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If what the sponsors are saying is correct, than a person should have no qualms about informing their partner. It is just wrong not to tell a partner about any STD if you have one. A felony may be too much, but, I don't think its a misdemeanor.
Starting January 1, 2018, it will no longer be a major crime in California to knowingly expose a sexual partner to HIV without disclosing the infection. Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation on Friday that lowers the offense from a felony to a misdemeanor.
The law previously punished people who knowingly exposed or infected others with HIV by up to eight years in prison. This new legislation will lower jail time to a maximum of six months.
Bill sponsors Sen. Scott Wiener and Assemblyman Todd Gloria, both Democrats, argued California law was outdated and stigmatized people living with HIV, especially given recent advancements in medicine. Evidence has shown that a person with HIV who undergoes regular treatment has a negligible chance of spreading the infection to others through sexual contact.
"The most effective way to reduce HIV infections is to destigmatize HIV," Wiener told CNN. "To make people comfortable talking about their infection, get tested, get into treatment."
"The most effective way to reduce HIV infections is to destigmatize HIV," Wiener told CNN. "To make people comfortable talking about their infection, get tested, get into treatment."
If what the sponsors are saying is correct, than a person should have no qualms about informing their partner. It is just wrong not to tell a partner about any STD if you have one. A felony may be too much, but, I don't think its a misdemeanor.
