TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hoppe,Trevor
TI  - Punishing disease: HIV and the criminalization of sickness 
SN  - 9780520965300
AV  - RA643 .P865 2018
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Oakland, California
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - AIDS (Disease)
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - HIV Infections
KW  - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
KW  - Ethics, Clinical
KW  - Legislation, Medical
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Introduction : Punishment : AIDS in the shadow of an American institution --; Controlling Typhoid Mary --; "HIV stops with me" --; The public health police --; Making HIV a crime --; HIV on trial --; Victim impact --; Conclusion : Punishing disease --; Appendix 1 : methods : on the anatomy of a social problem --; Appendix 2 : list of bills; "From the very beginning of the epidemic, AIDS was linked to punishment. Calls to punish people living with HIV --; mostly stigmatized minorities --; began before doctors had even settled on a name for the disease. Punitive attitudes toward AIDS prompted lawmakers around the country to introduce legislation aimed at criminalizing the behaviors of people living with HIV. Punishing Disease explains how this happened --; and its consequences. With the door to criminalizing sickness now open, what other ailments will follow? As lawmakers move to tack on additional diseases such as hepatitis and meningitis to existing law, the question is more than academic" --; Provided by publisher; 2; b
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