Case raises question of liability

SHANGHAI - A woman in this eastern metropolis is suing her ex-boyfriend because she believes he infected her with HIV.

The case gives rise to much debate on whether people who know they have HIV can be held criminally liable for spreading it.

The woman, who is in her 30s and is surnamed Lin, is a white-collar worker in Shanghai and had once been married for a year. After that relationship ended, she met a new boyfriend online and they started living together in 2010.