The Criminalization Of Knowingly Transmitting AIDS
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Brief history of AIDS and the criminalization of knowingly
transmitting it.......................................3
Interviews concerning the issue............................4
Reasons for the criminalization of knowingly transmitting
AIDS..................................... ....
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.... from the mixing of ones blood with infected blood, and from an
infected pregnant woman to her fetus. Infection can occur from blood
transfusions of infected blood, or sharing 'dirty' needles. (Needles
already used, in this case, by a HIV positive person.)
The criminalization of intentionally spreading AIDS has been a big
issue recently, and still remains so. As of September, 1991, legislation
criminalizing AIDS transmission has been passed in 24 states. Among these
states are ....
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