From the Canadian Press
July 27, 2022 | 9:18 am
OTTAWA — The Liberal government plans to hold a consultation on the criminal justice system’s response to HIV non-disclosure.
Justice Minister David Lametti makes the commitment as he meets with stakeholders ahead of the International AIDS Conference in Montreal this weekend.
The consultation, scheduled to start in October, will seek input on how to modernize the criminal justice system in light of scientific evidence relating to the risk of sexual transmission of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Current criminal law allows for the prosecution of aggravated sexual assault, the most serious type of sex crime, in cases where a person does not disclose their HIV status before having sex with someone.
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