Alison Symington
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 2296170 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Alison Symington |
| PRENOMES | Alison |
| SOBRENOME | Symington |
| ASSINATURA | SYMINGTON A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Ontario HIV Treatment Network |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8531-7303 |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 5 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2009 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Criminal Code reform of HIV non-disclosure is urgently needed
Punishing Vulnerability Through HIV Criminalization
How women living with HIV react and respond to learning about Canadian law that criminalises HIV non-disclosure
The Women, ART and the Criminalization of HIV Study is a qualitative, arts-based research study focusing on the impact of the HIV non-disclosure law on women living with HIV in Canada. The federal law requires people living with HIV to disclose their HIV-positive status to sexual partners before engaging in sexual activities that pose what the Supreme Court of Canada called a 'realistic possibility of transmission'. Drawing on findings from seven…
Injustice Amplified by Hiv Non-Disclosure Ruling
This article notes that the Supreme Court’s punitive approach in Mabior and DC is out of step with recent scientific and medical advancements with respect to HIV transmission and treatment. It argues that while the Court set out a risk-based test to determine when HIV disclosure is legally required, it did not appropriately weigh the evidence regarding the risk of HIV transmission. It predicts that the judgment will have an unfair and disproporti…
Vertical HIV transmission should be excluded from criminal prosecution
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) is an important part of global and national responses to HIV and AIDS. In recent years, many countries have adopted laws to criminalise HIV transmission and exposure. Many of these laws are broadly written and have provisions that enable criminal prosecution of vertical transmission in some circumstances. Even if prosecutions have not yet materialised, the use of these laws against HIV-pos…
Criminal Code reform of HIV non-disclosure is urgently needed
Punishing Vulnerability Through HIV Criminalization
Injustice Amplified by Hiv Non-Disclosure Ruling
This article notes that the Supreme Court’s punitive approach in Mabior and DC is out of step with recent scientific and medical advancements with respect to HIV transmission and treatment. It argues that while the Court set out a risk-based test to determine when HIV disclosure is legally required, it did not appropriately weigh the evidence regarding the risk of HIV transmission. It predicts that the judgment will have an unfair and disproporti…
Vertical HIV transmission should be excluded from criminal prosecution
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) is an important part of global and national responses to HIV and AIDS. In recent years, many countries have adopted laws to criminalise HIV transmission and exposure. Many of these laws are broadly written and have provisions that enable criminal prosecution of vertical transmission in some circumstances. Even if prosecutions have not yet materialised, the use of these laws against HIV-pos…
Injustice Amplified by Hiv Non-Disclosure Ruling
This article notes that the Supreme Court’s punitive approach in Mabior and DC is out of step with recent scientific and medical advancements with respect to HIV transmission and treatment. It argues that while the Court set out a risk-based test to determine when HIV disclosure is legally required, it did not appropriately weigh the evidence regarding the risk of HIV transmission. It predicts that the judgment will have an unfair and disproporti…
How women living with HIV react and respond to learning about Canadian law that criminalises HIV non-disclosure
The Women, ART and the Criminalization of HIV Study is a qualitative, arts-based research study focusing on the impact of the HIV non-disclosure law on women living with HIV in Canada. The federal law requires people living with HIV to disclose their HIV-positive status to sexual partners before engaging in sexual activities that pose what the Supreme Court of Canada called a 'realistic possibility of transmission'. Drawing on findings from seven…
Punishing Vulnerability Through HIV Criminalization
Criminal Code reform of HIV non-disclosure is urgently needed
Criminology (4 obras) · Law (4 obras) · Political science (4 obras) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (3 obras) · Medicine (3 obras) · Psychology (3 obras) · Sex work and related issues (3 obras) · Sociology (3 obras) · Virology (3 obras) · Criminal law (2 obras)