北达科他州参议院通过法案,将艾滋病毒传播的处罚从重罪降低到轻罪。 North Dakota Senate passes bill to reduce HIV transmission penalty from felony to misdemeanor.

北达科他州参议院通过了一项法案,以减少对故意将艾滋病毒从重罪传播到轻罪的处罚,使其与其他疾病相一致。 The North Dakota Senate has passed a bill to reduce the penalty for knowingly transmitting HIV from a felony to a misdemeanor, aligning it with other diseases. 如果签署为法律,刑罚将从20年监禁和20 000美元的罚款改为最高1 000美元的罚款。 If signed into law, the penalty would change from a 20-year prison sentence and a $20,000 fine to a fine of up to $1,000. 该法案的发起人认为,1980年代的原法律不公正地针对男女同性恋、双性恋和变性者(LGBTQ)个人,由于自法案颁布以来没有人受到指控,因此已不再有必要。 The bill's sponsor argued that the original 1980s-era law unfairly targeted LGBTQ individuals and was no longer necessary as no one has been charged under it since its enactment.