However, the Supreme Court of Canada in the R. v. Mabior decision also recognized that scientific and medical advances
regarding HIV / AIDS would progress over time and allowed for the law
to evolve in the
future as well.
Consistent with this line of reasoning,
future studies
regarding adolescent
HIV risk reduction interventions should include a parental component but one that is more developmentally specific (eg, targets parenting skills at different ages) and that includes more examples and practice relevant
to parent - adolescent communication about sexual intercourse and condom use.