Criminalization of HIV transmission is an ineffective tool for combating AIDS and a costly distraction from programmes that we know work--programmes such as effective prevention, protection against discrimination, reducing stigma, empowering women and providing access to testing and treatment. In this article, which is based on a plenary presentation by Edwin Cameron, the authors advance ten reasons why criminalization is poor public health policy.
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Cameron, E., Burris, S., & Clayton, M. (2008). HIV is a virus, not a crime. HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review / Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, 13(2–3), 64–68. https://doi.org/10.15406/mojph.2015.03.00057
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