Knowingly Spreading HIV No Longer Felony in CA

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(10-11-2017, 08:53 AM)GMDino Wrote: So it seems like it will be treated just like all other diseases where an "intent" is needed to be proven.

The original law was probably an overreaction due to to fear so it's ok to level it all out.  If it's not an automatic felony for passing along syphilis knowingly than HIV shouldn't be any different.  Good move.

(10-11-2017, 08:54 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: I waffle on this, because HIV is harder to manage than syphilis. Though it is much more manageable now than it was in the 1980's, for example.

I'm undecided on this one.

I need to see the exact wording of the legislation, but the word "knowingly" is what makes me disagree with this. Even if you don't intend to infect anyone, giving blood or having sex while knowing you are infected and not disclosing it seems like it should be a serious offense.