Laws that criminalize HIV transmission—many enacted in the 1980s, when HIV was poorly understood—have not been changed to reflect scientific advances in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. In January 2023, Truthout reported that twenty-five states have HIV-specific laws, and nine states have sentence enhancements that apply to HIV+ people. Black men…
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