Decriminalisation of HIV transmission progress step

LAST week, some female Members of Parliament called for the decriminalisation of the wilful transmission of HIV during a National Assembly debate on the Second Reading Stage of the Marriages Bill.

HIV criminalisation has been a growing phenomenon in southern Africa, with research showing that punishing HIV transmission may have adverse public health consequences, especially on women.

Many cases of people hauled before the courts to answer to the charge of wilful transmission of HIV have been recorded.

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