#25 – Activism Targets Outdated State Laws That Criminalize HIV

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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