Two cases of HIV have come forward in Canada, which are to be heard by the Supreme Court of the nation, reveals a latest report. Arguments are being made in the court whether or not keeping condition of HIV hidden from partners is a crime, if risk of transmission of the disease is low.

A case of a Quebec woman shows that she was taken to face a trial in the court for her crime of not informing her partner about being HIV positive. On discovering that she would have to spend the rest of her life in prison, she attempted suicide. It has been found that she had rigged her car so as to commit suicide. However, her attempt failed due to failure in start of her car’s engine.

Another case of a Manitoba defendant, Clato Lual Mabior showed that his aggravated assault, six in numbers, had taken him to jail for a period of 14 years.

As per the report, prosecutors have been arguing over the issue that low or high risk should not be the matter to think of, it is always important for a person to inform his or her partner about their HIV condition. One has the full right to know about HIV status of partner.

While prosecutors in support of those with HIV argued that one must be informed about the partner’s condition. Also, it does not pay its contribution to the science that has found or will further find the likelihood of transmission of the disease.

But, Manitoba prosecutors Elizabeth Thomson and Amy Kotler said, “Certain acts are dangerous in and of themselves because they create the chance that someone could be hurt or killed. It does not matter that the chance of this occurring is small. The law aims to stop people from taking that chance”.