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Supreme Court Ruling on the Criminalization of HIV

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*FEATURE*

*BREAKING NEWS: UNJUST SUPREME COURT RULING ON CRIMINALIZATION OF HIV MAJOR
STEP BACKWARDS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS *

Canada's highest court today ruled on two cases relating to criminalization
of HIV non-disclosure. While only two individuals were on trial, Canada’s
entire HIV-positive population—more than 65,000 individuals—are impacted by
the rulings.

To read the rulings in full:

http://scc.lexum.org/en/news_release/2012/12-10-05.3/12-10-05.3.html

To read more on Positive Living BC’s position:

Unjust Supreme Court ruling on criminalization of HIV a major step
backwards for public health and human rights  <http://positivelivingbc.org/>

For a broader perspective on this story, check out these articles:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/10/05/supreme-court-hiv-ruling.html

http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Condoms_no_barrier_to_prosecution_top_court-12636.aspx#.UG78947KgbU.mailto

http://www.slaw.ca/2012/10/05/r-v-mabior-r-v-dc/

http://www.globaltvbc.com/timeline++hiv+disclosure+debate+in+canada/6442576562/story.html

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*FEATURE*

*BREAKING NEWS: UNJUST SUPREME COURT RULING ON CRIMINALIZATION OF HIV MAJOR
STEP BACKWARDS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS *

Canada's highest court today ruled on two cases relating to criminalization
of HIV non-disclosure. While only two individuals were on trial, Canada’s
entire HIV-positive population—more than 65,000 individuals—are impacted by
the rulings.

To read the rulings in full:

http://scc.lexum.org/en/news_release/2012/12-10-05.3/12-10-05.3.html

To read more on Positive Living BC’s position:

Unjust Supreme Court ruling on criminalization of HIV a major step
backwards for public health and human rights  <http://positivelivingbc.org/>

For a broader perspective on this story, check out these articles:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/10/05/supreme-court-hiv-ruling.html

http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Condoms_no_barrier_to_prosecution_top_court-12636.aspx#.UG78947KgbU.mailto

http://www.slaw.ca/2012/10/05/r-v-mabior-r-v-dc/

http://www.globaltvbc.com/timeline++hiv+disclosure+debate+in+canada/6442576562/story.html

   *Positive Living B.C. news*

   - Dental Hygienist Students <#13a34df206e083e2_node_1988>
   - Creative Writer's Workshop <#13a34df206e083e2_node_1989>
   - Hike Mt. Seymour Summit (2nd & 3rd Peaks) Sunday October
14th<#13a34df206e083e2_node_1992>
   - Volunteer Appreciation <#13a34df206e083e2_node_2001>

*B.C. HIV news*

   - Protecting your privacy around HIV HIV/AIDS - Medical officers say HIV
   system secure <#13a34df206e083e2_node_2009>
   - Abbotsford flirts with harm reduction despite official policy against
   it <#13a34df206e083e2_node_2010>

*Canada HIV news*

   - UNJUST SUPREME COURT RULING ON CRIMINALIZATION OF HIV MAJOR STEP
   BACKWARDS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS<#13a34df206e083e2_node_2004>
   - UPDATE: Top court decision 'huge setback' - Unanimous ruling says
   condoms no barrier to prosecution for HIV-positive
people<#13a34df206e083e2_node_2005>
   - Top court clarifies HIV disclosure ruling <#13a34df206e083e2_node_2006>
   - R v. Mabior; R v. DC <#13a34df206e083e2_node_2007>
   - Timeline: HIV disclosure debate in Canada <#13a34df206e083e2_node_2008>
   - The new face of AIDS <#13a34df206e083e2_node_2011>

  Dental Hygienist Students

SMILE! UBC’s 4th Year Dental Hygienist Students are offering Positive
Living BC members oral assessments and work—for FREE!

Where : Positive Living BC (1107 Seymour Street, 2nd Floor)
When : 10am-4pm Wednesdays (excluding school holidays and reading breaks)

For more information, or to schedule an appointment, leave a message at
604.646.5310 or speak to the students in person while they are on site.

Read more<http://www.positivelivingbc.org/event/dental-hygienist-students-28>

 Creative Writer's Workshop

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Fridays 1pm-3pm beginning 21 September 2012

Read more<http://www.positivelivingbc.org/event/creative-writers-workshop-0>

 Hike Mt. Seymour Summit (2nd & 3rd Peaks) Sunday October 14th

On a clear day this 9 km round trip trail (elevation gain 450m) offers
hikers stunning views of the lower mainland and the surrounding mountains.
The trail traverses three peaks ending at Mount Seymour Summit which offers
a spectacular panoramic view of the area. The hike is about 4.5hrs in total
and is rated intermediate to challenging.

Read more<http://www.positivelivingbc.org/news/120926/hike-mt-seymour-summit-2nd-3rd-peaks-sunday-october-14th>

 Volunteer Appreciation

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The Support Department Volunteer Appreciation is an annual event where we
show our volunteers our appreciation.

This year we are taking them to a WHL hockey game on Wednesday October 24th

Brandon Wheatkings vs Vancouver Giants. 7-9.30pm

For more information, please contact support at positivelivingbc.org

Read more<http://www.positivelivingbc.org/news/120928/volunteer-appreciation>

Protecting your privacy around HIV HIV/AIDS - Medical officers say HIV
system secure

Dr Réka Gustafson, Vancouver Coastal Health's medical health officer,
maintains that medical records are secure and is concerned about statements
she considers “inaccurate” made at a Sept 27 press conference at which the
BC Civil Liberties Association launched its new guides to patient rights
with respect to HIV testing.

Read more<http://www.positivelivingbc.org/news/121005/protecting-privacy-around-hiv-hiv-aids-medical-officers-say-hiv-system-secure>

Abbotsford flirts with harm reduction despite official policy against it

[image: Pastor Ward Draper]

Pastor Ward Draper quotes Scripture and swears in the same breath.

He wears his clerical collar beneath a military-style black uniform as he
leads a congregation of addicts at a Saturday-night church service in
Abbotsford.

He dispenses communion — and crack pipes.

Read more<http://www.positivelivingbc.org/news/121005/abbotsford-flirts-harm-reduction-despite-official-policy-against>

 UNJUST SUPREME COURT RULING ON CRIMINALIZATION OF HIV MAJOR STEP BACKWARDS
FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS

*October 5, 2012* — As part of a coalition of interveners, the Positive
Living Society of BC is shocked and dismayed at today’s ruling by the
Supreme Court of Canada that says that either the responsible use of a
condom, or an undetectable viral load, does not protect a person living
with HIV from rampant prosecution. The Court’s judgments in R. v. Mabior
and R. v. D.C., two cases relating to the criminalization of HIV
non-disclosure, are a cold endorsement of AIDS-phobia. They will stand as
an impediment to public health and prevention, and add even more fuel to
stigma, misinformation and fear. And they place Canada once again in
shameful opposition to standards set out by international human rights
bodies, UNAIDS and the Global Commission on HIV and the Law.

Read more<http://www.positivelivingbc.org/news/121005/unjust-supreme-court-ruling-criminalization-hiv-major-step-backwards-public-health-human>

 UPDATE: Top court decision 'huge setback' - Unanimous ruling says condoms
no barrier to prosecution for HIV-positive people

[image: Micheal Vonn]

Condom use is not enough.

In a blow to the HIV community, the test in criminal cases of nondisclosure
will now be "realistic possibility of transmission of HIV,"  a
clarification of the more vague "significant risk" test.

Read more<http://www.positivelivingbc.org/news/121005/update-top-court-decision-huge-setback-unanimous-ruling-says-condoms-no-barrier-prosecut>

 Top court clarifies HIV disclosure ruling

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that some people with low levels of
HIV who use condoms during sex do not need to disclose their condition to
sexual partners.

Read more<http://www.positivelivingbc.org/news/121005/top-court-clarifies-hiv-disclosure-ruling>

 R v. Mabior; R v. DC

*This is a guest post by Carissima
Mathen<http://www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca/en/carissima-mathen.html>,
who is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of
Ottawa.*

Having done an initial pass of the Supreme Court decisions issued today, my
main sentiment is….admiration (not least, for the unanimous opinion). I
think the Supreme Court has done its utmost to consider all sides, even if
I don’t necessarily agree with everything it said.

Read more <http://www.positivelivingbc.org/news/121005/r-v-mabior-r-v-dc>

 Timeline: HIV disclosure debate in Canada

TORONTO - Canada's highest court has ruled HIV carriers don't legally have
to inform sex partners about their condition if they meet two specific
conditions.

Read more<http://www.positivelivingbc.org/news/121005/timeline-hiv-disclosure-debate-canada>

 The new face of AIDS

Rock Hudson in 1985, Eazy-E in 1995, Liberace in 1987 and Freddy Mercury in
1991 - all celebrities that were in the early wave of the AIDS epidemic.
Decades later, and there is still no cure.
Last week, drug company Gilead Sciences in California announced a complete
treatment regimen for HIV infection meant for people who have not already
received treatment with other drugs.

Read more <http://www.positivelivingbc.org/news/121005/new-face-aids>

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