- Canadian legislation states that people living with HIV have a duty to disclose their HIV status before engaging in sexual behaviours that pose a “realistic possibility” of transmitting HIV to another person.
- More than 170 people who allegedly failed to disclose their HIV status have been charged with criminal offences in Canada. There is no evidence that criminalization of HIV non-disclosure acts as a deterrent against participation in behaviours that can transmit HIV.
- Criminalization of HIV non-disclosure may have many negative consequences.
http://www.catie.ca/en/hiv-canada/4/4-1/4-1-2
