Category: Criminalization
H.R. 1843, REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act Outreach Toolkit Now Available
On May 7th, 2013, H.R. 1843, U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) introduced the Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal (REPEAL) HIV Discrimination Act. The REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act addresses the serious problem of discrimination against those who live with HIV through the use of criminal and civil commitment [...]
Endorse the REPEAL Act! End HIV Criminalization Now!
Today in the United States, 32 states and two U.S. territories have in place criminal statutes which condemn perceived exposure to HIV. In most states, individuals with no intent to transmit HIV, including those who use protection to prevent transmission, are punished as harshly as individuals who seriously harm or kill another person through vehicular [...]
Could you be quarantined for being HIV-positive?
Kansas House Bill 2183 is currently being considered that would allow people with HIV or AIDS to be quarantined: “The secretary of health and environment is authorized to issue such orders and adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary to prevent the spread and dissemination of diseases injurious to the public health, including… the [...]
No Glove, No Love: D.C. Officers Reform Controversial Policy on Condoms as Contraband
Condoms as a form of contraband have been one of the many obstacles hindering efforts to stop the spread of HIV. In such scenarios, individuals may choose to risk their health by not using condoms, and thus increasing their risk of contracting HIV, just to avoid arrest from the police. It is a general standard [...]
What Would PACHA Do? – The HIV Criminalization Resolution
Last week, the fight to end HIV criminalization took a huge step forward when the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) passed a resolution urging the Federal Government to take specific actions to address HIV criminalization! The resolution passed by PACHA provides an overview of the negative impacts of HIV-specific laws, justifications for why [...]
