The law would decriminalize engaging in unprotected sex with an uninformed partner
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California lawmakers have proposed the decriminalization of certain HIV laws that make it a felony for someone to knowingly engage in unprotected sex without informing the individual about the infection.
The measure to change the felonies to misdemeanors was proposed by Sen. Scott Wiener and has since received backlash from Republicans.
According to LA Times, “The same downgrade in crime level would apply to people who donate blood or semen without telling the blood or semen bank that they have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, or have tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, the precursor to AIDS.”
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LA Times quoted Wiener as saying, “When you criminalize HIV or stigmatize people who have HIV it encourages people not to get tested, to stay in the shadows, not to be open about their status, not to seek treatment.”
However, opponents of the bill such as state Sen. Jeff Stone say knowingly exposing others to a life-altering disease should remain a felony.
Currently, knowingly exposing someone to the infection can result in a prison sentence of up to 5 years.
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