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Indonesia province weighs bill to implant HIV/AIDS patients with microchips

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] The legislature in the Papua province of Indonesia is considering a measure mandating that certain individuals infected with HIV or AIDS be implanted with microchips so the government can monitor their movements. The bill, which has yet to be passed, will attempt to monitor the activities of individuals who are infected with HIV/AIDS whom the government has deemed "sexually aggressive" or more likely to spread the virus. Local officials acknowledge that the policy is extreme but are concerned with the rapid spread of HIV throughout the Papua region. AIDS activists have sharply criticized the policy, which they see as demeaning to people who are living with HIV/AIDS. AP has more. The Jakarta Post has local coverage. The bill comes forward as other countries have been examining or changing strict policies concerning HIV/AIDS. Indian officials are investigating the legality of a ban that prohibits individuals who are HIV positive from serving in the military. China has recently relaxed a ban against entering the country for any person who is HIV-positive.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on November 24, 2008 (boomark / email).