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BC Persons' with AIDS Society Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights regarding Bill c-217, the Blood Samples Act.
Publication type:
Position Paper
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Agency:
BCPWA
Sponsor:
BCPWA
Date:
2002-02-19
Pages:
4
Summary:
Bill C-217, An Act to provide for the taking of samples of blood for the benefit of persons administering and enforcing the law and good Samaritans and to amend the Criminal Code. BCPWA urges the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights to report to the House of Commons that the Blood Samples Act not proceed to third reading. The Blood Samples Act will not protect workers from occupational exposure to the hepatitis B virus, the hepatitis C virus and the human immunodeficiency virus. Rather, the Act will promote an environment of false safety among workers and may increase infections among them.
Keywords:
HIV/AIDS; AIDS Services Organizations; BC Persons With AIDS Society; Government Policy; Human Rights; Health Policy; Workplace; Safety; Hepatitis; HIV Prevention; HIV Prevention; Occupational Health;