It's only illogical if you ignore second order effects. Think of it this way: if knowingly exposing someone to HIV is a felony, are you more or less likely to know your status? From a health perspective, the priority is getting people to get tested and get treatment. Those laws run counter to that.
Not only is HIV treatable nowadays, it's also not particularly easy to contract, especially if the person is on ARVs. Let's do a thought experiment. If you're the receptive parter in anal sex with a partner with a detectable viral load, what do you suppose the chances of contracting HIV are? 1 in 5? 1 in 20? 1 in 50?
It's 1 in 72 (1.38%).
What about if the insertive partner is undetectable? Same thought experiment. 1 in 100? 1 in 1000? Trick question: it's 0%.
Making it a felony to expose someone to a disease that is treatable and only has, at most, a 1.38% of even being contracted is just wrong headed, a carry-over from a time when we didn't know much about HIV and when we didn't have safe, effective treatments.
Not only is HIV treatable nowadays, it's also not particularly easy to contract, especially if the person is on ARVs. Let's do a thought experiment. If you're the receptive parter in anal sex with a partner with a detectable viral load, what do you suppose the chances of contracting HIV are? 1 in 5? 1 in 20? 1 in 50?
It's 1 in 72 (1.38%).
What about if the insertive partner is undetectable? Same thought experiment. 1 in 100? 1 in 1000? Trick question: it's 0%.
https://www.aidsmap.com/about-hiv/estimated-hiv-risk-exposur...
Making it a felony to expose someone to a disease that is treatable and only has, at most, a 1.38% of even being contracted is just wrong headed, a carry-over from a time when we didn't know much about HIV and when we didn't have safe, effective treatments.