We have heard the headline and probably many times: "Man charged with infecting several women with HIV."
This story is part of a growing worldwide trend to criminalize HIV transmission.
This criminalization, along with the corresponding media sensationalism, is raising alarm bells for those working on HIV/AIDS prevention.
To explore the implications of this criminalization of HIV Stark Raven speaks with Michael Vonn, policy director of the BC Civil Liberties Association [7].
For more resources on the criminalization of HIV, check out www.aidslaw.ca [8].
Links:
[1] http://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/stark-raven
[2] http://rabble.ca/audio/by/artist/interview_with_michael_vonn_bccla
[3] http://rabble.ca/audio/by/title/criminalization_of_hiv
[4] http://rabble.ca/audio/by/album/stark_raven_media_collective
[5] http://rabble.ca/audio/by/genre/other
[6] http://rabble.ca/audio/by/year/2009
[7] http://bccla.org/index.html
[8] http://www.aidslaw.ca/%20criminallaw
[9] http://rabble.ca/user
[10] http://rabble.ca/user/register