Punishing Disease: HIV and the Criminalization of Sickness

Punishing Disease: HIV and the Criminalization of Sickness

From the very beginning of the epidemic, AIDS was linked to punishment. Calls to punish people living with HIVâ€”mostly stigmatized minoritiesâ€”began before doctors had even settled on a name for the disease. Punishing Disease looks at how HIV was transformed from sickness to badness under the criminal law and investigates the consequences of inflicting penalties on people living with disease. Now that the door to criminalizing sickness is open, what other ailments will follow? With moves in state legislatures to extend HIV-specific criminal laws to include diseases such as hepatitis and meningitis, the question is more than academic.
Country USA
Brand University of California Press
Manufacturer University of California Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780520291607
ReleaseDate 2017-11-10
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780520291607

Country	USA
Brand	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780520291607
ReleaseDate	2017-11-10
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780520291607

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