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Current Feed ContentANGOLA: Should intentional HIV/AIDS infection be a crime?Proposedreforms to Angola's Penal Code have divided opinion in the countryabout whether HIV-positive people who intentionally infect others withthe virus should be punished. The law under discussion callsfor a sentence of between three and 10 years in prison for those whoknowingly pass on infectious diseases, including HIV. Some argue thatthe law will act as a deterrent; others say it will bring more problemsthan benefits. "Criminalisation is going to backfire. It goesagainst human rights... |
