September 18, 2006—The Ugandan Parliament has drafted a bill that would apply the death penalty for any positive adult found to have had consensual or nonconsensual sex with a minor. One in ten Ugandans are infected with HIV, and, according to The African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect, sexual abuse in Uganda is increasing.
Ugandans Who Infect Kids May Be Executed
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