HIV laws put women in the line of fire
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A woman in Malawi left her husband after years of abuse. He found her and raped her, an act not criminalised in Malawi when it occurs within marriage. The woman later tested positive for HIV and discovered that her husband had known his HIV-positive status for some time.
Would a law criminalising HIV transmission have protected the woman or, at the very least, given her some opportunity for legal redress? The question is one that governments, legal experts and AIDS and gender activists have been grappling with in recent months as a spate of laws have been passed in parts of Africa enabling prosecution for HIV exposure or transmission.
Would a law criminalising HIV transmission have protected the woman or, at the very least, given her some opportunity for legal redress? The question is one that governments, legal experts and AIDS and gender activists have been grappling with in recent months as a spate of laws have been passed in parts of Africa enabling prosecution for HIV exposure or transmission.
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Katanajon
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Sad, Africa,......The African Americans should celebrate being American. And thank their lucky stars that slavery happened.
- 3 years ago
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Katanajon
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idealist
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if there was any kind of legal system functioning there, she could have stoped this at the "abuse" part of the "relationship". women there should start carrying guns and enforce human rights.
- 3 years ago
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idealist
