AIDS and the Law, and Wisconsin

Justice, Los Angeles County Courthouse

Hour 2:

DOCUMENTARY: A CALCULATED RISK

The Supreme Court says anyone who tests positive for HIV must tell their sexual partner, or face jail. But doctors say modern drugs make the virus non-infectious. Karin Wells's documentary asks the question: does the punishment fit the crime?

Author: 
CBC Radio
Photo: 
nojudgement.org
Source: 
www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/shows/2012/06/10/hour-2-aids-and-the-law-and-wisconsin-recall/
Published: 
10 June 2012

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