In California, it is no longer a felony to knowingly infect someone with HIV

[Goodnightmoon]

numberwang said:

Goodnightmoon said:

"HIV has been the only communicable disease for which exposure is a felony under California law. The current law, Wiener argued, may convince people not to be tested for HIV, because without a test they cannot be charged with a felony if they expose a partner to the infection"

That is highly missleading, you will get punished for intentionally or negligently spreading ebola or any other lethal disease as well. The laws refer to AIDS specifically because is unique in that is nearly 100% lethal in a natural state and has a long incubation period of many years which enables criminals to spread it.

Well, I was actually refereing to the point he makes below that, I just copied the whole paragraph.