The California legislature passed a law in 1998 barring the intentional transmission of HIV, and now the California Supreme Court is considering whether to create a new tort of negligent transmission of sexually transmitted diseases. The coverage of the oral argument in Bridget B. v. John B. makes it sound more like a legislative debate than a legal discussion, but only one justice is noted as commenting on that fact. (Mike McKee, “Calif. Supreme Court Sees Need for Disclosure of Sexual History”, The Recorder, Apr. 6).
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