News & Features Archives
December 2008
HIV Prevention is Needed Now More than Ever
This year, World AIDS Day marks the possibility of a turning point in the domestic fight against HIV and AIDS. Prevention is, rightly, at the top of the national HIV agenda, but it must be conceived of broadly to maximize outcomes.
October 2008
Latinos Shortchanged on HIV Prevention and Care
New York City, October 15, 2008—While almost half of Latinos think that AIDS is a more urgent problem in their community today than it was a few years ago, and nearly a third say they are personally very concerned about becoming infected with HIV, Latinos are less likely to have health coverage and prevention services than other groups.
September 2008
New York State Fails its Youth on Three Counts: Unwanted Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infections, & HIV
New York City, September 18, 2008— Despite the facts, New York State does not require schools to teach comprehensive sexuality education. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately half of all high school students have had sex, but many of them graduate without being taught how to protect themselves against infection and unwanted pregnancy.
June 2008
Saving Lives Requires a Comprehensive Testing Process
New York, June 27, 2008— HIV Law Project applauds the initiative of the New York City Department of Health (DOH) to expand HIV testing in the Bronx (“City is Pushing for H.I.V. Test for All in Bronx,” June 26, 2008). Expanding testing will ensure that more people know their status, and that those who test positive are diagnosed early in the course of their illness. However, expanded testing won’t save lives unless patients who test positive are connected with on-going care and all those tested receive counseling about risk and prevention.
December 2007
Homeland Security Singles Out and Discriminates Against HIV-Positive People
December 17, 2007—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is raising the bar for discrimination against HIV-positive people, reports HIV Law Project. Despite promises in 2006 to ease the devastating consequences of the HIV entry bar, in operation since 1993, the DHS has issued new proposed regulations that further restrict HIV-positive people from traveling to and seeking entry into the United States as temporary visitors.
October 2007
The New York State AIDS Advisory Council Threatens Valued Legal Protections
October 12, 2007—The New York State AIDS Advisory Council threatens valued legal protections for all New York State residents testing for HIV, says HIV Law Project.
