JOHANNESBURG – “If the law supposes that,” Mr. Bumble says in Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist, “the law is an ass.” A criminal law that makes it preferable for carriers of HIV not to know that they are infected and capable of spreading it to others, including their loved ones, seems particularly suited to Mr. Bumble’s condemnation.
JOHANNESBURGO – “Si la ley supone eso”, dice el Sr. Bumble en la novela Oliver Twist de Charles Dickens, “la ley es un asno”. Una ley penal que considera preferible que los portadores del VIH no sepan si están infectados y puedan transmitirlo a otros, incluidos sus seres queridos, parece particularmente digna de la condena del Sr. Bumble.