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Ruling that failure to disclose HIV status constitutes fraud. Consequently, a partner’s consent to unprotected sexual activity is not valid. This ruling allows people with HIV in Canada who do not disclose their HIV-status before sex to be prosecuted under sexual assault laws.
- Author
- Supreme Court of Canada
- Reference
- Her Majesty the Queen v. Henry Gerald Cuerrier [1998] 2 S.C.R. 371.
- Format
- Court Decision
- Countries
- Canada
