Bill revives effort to criminalize non-consensual STD exposure in Louisiana

Bill revives effort to criminalize non-consensual STD exposure in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Louisiana lawmaker has introduced a bill that would create new crimes for knowingly and intentionally exposing someone to a sexually transmitted disease without their informed consent. House Bill 76, sponsored by state Rep. Patricia Moore (D-Monroe), would establish two separate offenses: felony intentional exposure for incurable STDs and misdemeanor intentional exposure for curable ones. Felony Exposure (i…