This newspaper article is a continuation of a post from a couple of days ago. A new bill in California would change a + person having without revealing their HIV status from a felony to a misdemeanor. Not only would this include actual sexual intercourse, but also the donation of blood, plasma or semen.
The proponents of this bill call the treatment of HIV to be antiquated & discriminatory. They may be old, but I think the guidelines should stand. I agree when they call it discriminatory. These laws only concern HIV & should include any illness transmitted via bodily fluids.
I'm so angry at these people. They're willing to allow a person to be infected & only charge the knowing offender with a misdemeanor. Also, it seems the only people fighting against this are Republicans. Thanks a lot Democrats, you've just made me agree with Republicans because you've gone so bat-shit crazy liberal. Just thanks ever so.
I hope this bill doesn't pass, but it probably will. They say these laws are too hard on people living with HIV. It makes them feel too stigmatized. Really, I don't feel that way at all. As a person living with HIV, it's my responsibility legally & ethically to be upfront about my status. What's so hard about that?
Cya...
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