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In July 2010, the White House announced a major change in its HIV/AIDS policy; the "National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States" stated that "the continued existence and enforcement of these types of laws [that criminalize HIV infection] run counter to scientific evidence about routes of HIV transmission and may undermine the public health goals of promoting HIV screening and treatment."
The REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act calls for review of all federal and state laws, policies, and regulations regarding the criminal prosecution of individuals for HIV-related offenses. [80] The bill died in the Subcommittee on Health, [79] and also in 2013/2014 when introduced as H.R. 1843 and referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. [81]
Confirming previous research, the study of 5,589 MSM, aged 15–29 years, in six U.S. cities found that African American MSM were more likely not to disclose their sexual orientation compared with white MSM (18% vs. 8%). HIV-infected nondisclosers were less likely to know their HIV status (98% were unaware of their infection compared with 75% ...
A bipartisan coalition aims to repeal six punitive HIV-related laws in Ohio. State Rep. Sara Carruthers, R-Hamilton, introduced House Bill 498 to repeal a law that makes it a crime to donate or ...
Americans with well-treated HIV can no longer be barred from enlisting in the United States military, a federal judge ruled Thursday, striking down the Pentagon’s last remaining policy limiting ...
The state reported almost 4,400 new HIV infections in 2019, the most recent data available for the federal agency’s HIV surveillance report. Florida’s infection rate averages out to 23.7 cases ...
African-Americans are at the highest risk of contracting HIV in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC), African-American accounted for 44% of all new HIV infections in the United States between 2010 and 2016, although African-Americans make up roughly 12% of the American population. [3]
The state of Florida continues to be one of the leading states on HIV transmissions. Equality Florida's HIV Advocacy Project consists of a statewide public education campaign to inform residents about Florida's HIV-specific laws. Equality Florida aims to modernize Florida's HIV laws to end what they term unjust legal treatment and ...