Williams Institute: Georgia's HIV Criminal Laws Undermine Public Health Efforts
March 05, 2020
March 05, 2020
LOS ANGELES, California, March 5 -- The Williams Institute issued the following news release:
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- The laws deter testing, disclosure, and other HIV prevention strategies
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Georgia's HIV criminal laws may undermine the state's public health efforts by deterring people from seeking HIV testing and treatment, stigmatizing those with HIV, and disproportionately affecting the communities most impacted by HIV, including people of color, women . . .
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- The laws deter testing, disclosure, and other HIV prevention strategies
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Georgia's HIV criminal laws may undermine the state's public health efforts by deterring people from seeking HIV testing and treatment, stigmatizing those with HIV, and disproportionately affecting the communities most impacted by HIV, including people of color, women . . .