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Hepatitis B Main Forums => Hepatitis B => Topic started by: diannastarr on June 27, 2011, 03:32:18 pm

Title: Is it a crime to spread Hep B?
Post by: diannastarr on June 27, 2011, 03:32:18 pm

Pennsylvania Bill Makes It a Crime to Expose Police to Hep B
http://www.hepmag.com/articles/2501_20695.shtml

You can get up to 7 years even if you didn't know in advance that you had hepatitis. That's just crazy. What is the real odds that you could even spread Hep B while getting arrested?

Title: Re: Is it a crime to spread Hep B?
Post by: hepmagnet on June 27, 2011, 04:30:57 pm

Wow that isn't good news. I would think this makes the stigma around hepatitis all the more worse. Guess the politicians that make these rules don't really care.

Title: Re: Is it a crime to spread Hep B?
Post by: frankfromatlanta on June 27, 2011, 09:21:48 pm

Not good news. This could be applied to hepatitis C too. Find out you have hep C and going to jail for 7 years all at the same time. Seems like someone hasn't thought this through.