Reading the article, am I clear that Gov. Branstad signed the new law decriminalizing the reckless potential trasmission of HIV? Really?
Either my notions of conservatism are all out of whack, or Branstad is.
Not exactly. The new law he signed still provides punishment for those that expose others to infectious diseases. But, the end result is significantly less punishment for those doing so that have HIV.
Still, it is outrage this creep is being treated like some kind of victim and got off with a slap on the wrist.
From my reading of this, they got rid of a law specific to HIV transmission.
Which I actually find myself ok with, under the same reason why I oppose “hate crimes” legislation. Charging someone who knowingly transmits HIV to someone else without their knowlege can just as easily be charged under various endangerment, assault with a deadly weapon and attempted homicide (upgraded to homicide if the recipient should eventually die) statutes.
Beyond that, this might best be left to the civil courts anyways. Let the gays divide themselves along HIV positive vs not positive and sue each other into oblivion ...