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 Thayer, T. (2012, August 2). Transmitting HIV: How Harsh Should HIV Criminalization Be?. // AIDS Response Effort, INC. //. Retrieved August 14, 2012, from http:/www.aidsresponseeffort.org/2012/08/02/transmitting-hiv-how-harsh-should-hiv-criminalization-be/

FACTS: 1.In many countries, intentionally or recklessly infecting another person with HIV is a crime.  2. the Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS, lists the United States at the top of its list of 15 “hot spots” for HIV criminalization. 3.HIV criminalization laws began in 1990 when the federal Ryan WhiteCARE Act passed. 4.The second time the act was reauthorized, in 2000, the requirement that states must criminalize intentional transmission was removed. 5.Nearly 30 years of addressing AIDS has reinforced the importance of breaking the silence around the epidemic, talking openly about HIV, and encouraging people to live positively. 6.A man with HIV in Texas is serving thirty-five years for spitting at a police officer 7.A man with HIV in Iowa, who had an undetectable viral load, received a twenty-five year sentence after a one-time sexual encounter during which he used a condom; his sentence was suspended, but he had to register as a sex-offender and is not allowed unsupervised contact with his nieces, nephews and other young children 8.A woman with HIV in Georgia received an eight-year sentence for failing to disclose her HIV status, despite the trial testimony of two witnesses that her sexual partner was aware of her HIV positive status 9.A man with HIV in Michigan was charged under the state's anti-terrorism statute with possession of a "biological weapon" after he allegedly bit his neighbor. 10.Unlike many states, Congress has not enacted a law imposing enhanced sentences for defendants in criminal cases involving conduct posing a risk of HIV transmission. 11.Very few federal cases have involved upward departure sentences involving sex offenses committed by HIV-positive defendants. 12. Although applicants with HIV are barred from enlisting in the armed forces, military service members are tested for HIV, and those who test positive are retained in the service as long as they are able to meet fitness for duty standards. 13.HIV-positive military service members, upon testing positive, are counseled regarding the risk of HIV transmission, and are routinely issued orders from their commanding officers that they both disclose their HIV infection to their sexual partners, avoid sexual activities posing a significant risk of HIV transmission, and use condoms or other protection to reduce the risk of transmission. 14.The military judges acknowledged, however, that as more is learned about HIV, future safe-sex orders would have to be adjusted “to reflect current knowledge.” <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">15.If convicted on all charges the airman could face at least fifty-three years imprisonment, a dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of pay, and a reduction of rank.