To your question, I think I would add that while criminalization of HIV non-disclosure obviously has profound implications for the individuals who are concerned, I think it has a much greater negative impact on society around perpetuation of HIV stigma. Every case gets reported in the news. It just contributes to people's perceptions that people with HIV are irresponsible and are morally bad and wrong. I think that's one of the biggest challenges with HIV non-disclosure and really, I think, something that is really critical to try to change. The federal government does do periodic surveys of anti-HIV stigma attitudes and there remains a substantial proportion of people who have very stigmatizing attitudes towards people with HIV, including attitudes around criminalization. While that's by no means now the largest part of society, it's still significant. I think this is why these kinds of structural policy changes can really help make a difference on societal factors like stigma.
On April 11th, 2019. See this statement in context.