The Fine Print Blog

A Lamentable Example of Overcriminalization: HIV Criminalization

Norman L. Reimer
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Executive Director

The Press on Marjorie Hill's Departure Had Us Thinking...

Catherine Hanssens
Before we polemically assault a community leader, perhaps we should hold the feet of responsible government officials to the fire.
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HIV Criminalization in Iowa: Rhoades v. Iowa

Catherine Hanssens and Iván Espinoza-Madrigal
An account of the Iowa Court of Appeals decision in Rhoades v. Iowa, a case involving Nick Rhoades, a gay man living with HIV who was charged with criminal transmission of HIV based on his HIV status, and evidence of consensual sex that posed little or no risk of transmission to his partner.

By Iván Espinoza-Madrigal and Rashida Richardson

We have a long way to go before Minnesotans are safe from irrational, retaliatory targeting based on the fact that they stepped up to get tested.

Speaking of that Dream...

 By Catherine Hanssens & Iván Espinoza-Madrigal

 "The arc of the moral universe may bend towards justice, but it doesn't bend on its own." Let's stand up for HIV equality in the military.

By Iván Espinoza-Madrigal

Sean Sasser would still be prohibited from entering military service today -- not because he was gay, but because he had HIV.

By Adrian Guzman

The mayoral candidates' statements regarding the lack of consumer involvement in the Planning Council are not only inaccurate, but also disrespectful to all of us who work to ensure access to medical and support services in New York, and especially to the nearly one-half of the Council members living with HIV.

By Iván Espinoza-Madrigal

Since New York City is the epicenter of the domestic HIV epidemic – and carries the attendant individual, community, and economic costs – all New Yorkers should know whether the mayoral candidates are committed to tackling the causes and consequences of HIV.