Balancing public health and privacy rights: a mixed-methods study on disclosure obligations of people living with HIV to their partners in China

Abstract Background In 2021, a Chinese court, based on the newly enacted Civil Code, first revoked a marriage license due to the spouse’s failure to disclose their HIV infection before the marriage. This landmark case ignited a fresh debate on whether people living with HIV (PLHIV) have a legal duty...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ziyi Xie, Zhizhuang Duan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00920-9