Ethics

Should giving out STDs be a crime?

14 Comments 12 November 2009

aids

STDs have never been more rampant than they are today.  In the “sex now ask questions later” world of today it is unlikely that STDs will ever go away.  The benefits of being tested are abundantly clear, yet so few people get tested.

Those that are tested and get the “bad” news, have guidelines for the remainder of their lives.  One of those is to always inform any future partner of their known misfortune.  However, this does not always happen.

So what should happen to a person who knowingly hands out an STD?  In instances dealing with HIV/AIDS, you have knowingly dealt the death card.  You haven’t shot or stabbed anyone, but you have handed them a loaded shotgun.

Should this be a crime?

Is it attempted murder?

Assault?

What type of crime (assault, assault with a deadly weapon, attempted murder) should willingly handing out an STD be classified as?

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