# "Healthy, Happy, and Hot" - Planned Parenthood Opposes Mandatory HIV Disclosure Before Sex

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-happy-and-hot-planned-parenthood-opposes-mandatory-hiv-disclosure-before-sex/535958>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 13, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-happy-and-hot-planned-parenthood-opposes-mandatory-hiv-disclosure-before-sex/535958 "2010-04-13T15:51:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-happy-and-hot-planned-parenthood-opposes-mandatory-hiv-disclosure-before-sex/535958/181 "2010-04-19T12:30:50Z")

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> [@treis](#):
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> All I said was that lying about your HIV status is illegal under assault laws. I never contended that it was the only illegal activity, nor have I ever said that omission has not been punished under assault laws. I simply limited my contention to lying since I don’t think mere omission constitutes a crime, and I did not wish to digress into that argument.

OK. It’s an odd way pf phrasing it, but, yes. Lying about your HIV+ status before engaging in sex with someone is a crime. That’s a true statement.

The reason i say it’s an odd way of phrasing it is that the casual reader might conclude that simply failing to volunteer the information is NOT a crime, which is not correct. But I grant that what you’re saying is accurate, if not the complete picture.

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