@article {3037, title = {HIV is a virus, not a crime.}, journal = {HIV/AIDS policy \& law review / Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network}, volume = {13}, year = {2008}, month = {2008 Dec}, pages = {64-8}, abstract = {Criminalization of HIV transmission is an ineffective tool for combating AIDS and a costly distraction from programmes that we know work--programmes such as effective prevention, protection against discrimination, reducing stigma, empowering women and providing access to testing and treatment. In this article, which is based on a plenary presentation by Edwin Cameron, the authors advance ten reasons why criminalization is poor public health policy.}, keywords = {Health Policy, HIV Infections, Humans, Stereotyping}, issn = {1712-624X}, doi = {10.1007/s10461-009-9532-3}, author = {Cameron, Edwin and Burris, Scott and Clayton, Michaela} }