http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/feed RSS Feed for the Center for HIV Law and Policy en-us http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/700 New York State Supreme Court Justice Louis B. York granted summary judgment in favor of Richard Jefferys, one of three defendants in a defamation lawsuit brought by Celia Farber, a journalist who has written numerous articles presenting in a favorable ... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:18:53 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/700 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/699 In this decision from the Supreme Court of Mississippi, the court lays out the perimeters for causes of action arising from disclosure of medical information. Patty Kyle had an unpaid medical bill that the medical service provider assigned to Franklin ... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:24:59 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/699 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/698 This note was written in anticipation of the February 8, 2012, arguments of two HIV non-disclosure cases before the Supreme Court of Canada. It offers fact summaries on both cases and explains the implications of the Court's decision on people ... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:46:34 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/698 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/697 This briefing note provides an overview of HIV non-disclosure laws in Canada and recommendations for a different approach to the issue of HIV non-disclosure. It provides a brief history of HIV criminalization in Canada as well as a short overview of ... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:40:57 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/697 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/696 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial by the U.S. District Court in Oregon of a petition for habeas corpus and found that the state court's determination that there was sufficient evidence to convict Andrew Lee Boyer of ... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:32:55 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/696 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/695 This slide presentation, presented on January 17, 2012 during the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Director's (NASTAD'S) Decriminalization Technical Assistance Webinar, summarizes the current use of criminal and civil commitment laws ... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:08:32 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/695 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/694 The Teen SENSE Model Staff Training Standards Focusing on the Needs of Youth in State Custody are designed to ensure that all staff of foster care, detention, and other government operated and regulated youth facilities are equipped to understand ... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:56:24 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/694 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/693 The Teen SENSE Model Sexual Health Care Standards for Youth in State Custody are designed to reflect the minimum requirements that facilities should meet in order to appropriately address the sexual health care needs of youth in the state's care. ... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:53:58 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/693 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/692 The Teen SENSE Model Sexual Health Education Standards for Youth in State Custody are designed to reflect the minimum requirements of curricula that meet the sexual health knowledge needs of LGBTQ and heterosexual youth in out-of-home custody. The ... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:50:18 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/692 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/691 Researchers at The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine and the University of Connecticut released a report last month demonstrating that behavioral interventions aimed at reducing "sexual risk behaviors," such as ... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:36:18 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/691 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/690 In March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as the ACA, was signed into law. The law reforms aspects of the private health insurance industry and expands access to health insurance for millions of ... Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:57:50 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/690 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/689 This report by Positive Justice Project member NASTAD provides a summary of health departments' relationships with state departments of corrections (DOC) regarding prevention, care and treatment of HIV and viral hepatitis in state correctional ... Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:45:14 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/689 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/688 This report by Positive Justice Project member NASTAD provides a summary of health departments' awareness of any policies and practices that unjustly sanction persons living with HIV/AIDS by criminalizing exposure and/or transmission. The survey ... Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:50:55 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/688 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/687 (The following summary is excerpted in part from the article's abstract): "Two recent [at article's publication] New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene initiatives expanded the mission and scope of public health, with implications for ... Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:33:09 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/687 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/686 This is a draft filing for declaratory judgment, recieved by CHLP from a reporter, by the Milton Hershey School (a private residential school in Hershey, PA), seeking a declaration that the school is not obligated under the ADA to admit a minor child ... Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:45:30 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/686 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/685 This complaint was filed November 30, 2011 by the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, alleging that the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pa. has violated multiple anti-discrimination laws by refusing to enroll a 13-year-old pupil because he has HIV. ... Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:56:21 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/685 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/684 This study measured the level of HIV-related discrimination among dentists in Los Angeles County. Researchers from the Williams Institute contacted 612 dentists' offices in 2007 and 2008 to assess their policies regarding treatment of people ... Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:16:35 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/684 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/683 Leading HIV organizations in the U.S. sent a letter to President Obama today about the speech he will deliver on World AIDS Day, December 1st. The 2011 World AIDS Day theme is "Getting to Zero" -- zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination, and zero ... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:44:12 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/683 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/682 This chart presents data on the prevalence, impact and treatment of HIV infection with parallel data on chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and Hepatitis C. This chart allows for the comparison of HIV to other chronic diseases ... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:36:41 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/682 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/681 This chart presents data comparing HIV infection to other sexually transmitted infections. These data illustrate that other sexually transmitted infections can pose similar, and sometimes equally great or greater, risks than HIV. Herpes simplex virus ... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:32:25 -0500 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/681 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/680 The Positive Justice Project is convening a pre-USCA session on HIV criminalization entitled, "When Sex is a Crime and Spit a Dangerous Weapon: Defending Against HIV Criminal Laws" on Wednesday, November 9, shortly before the opening sessions of the ... Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:09:03 -0400 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/680 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/679 This report provides data on sexual activity, contraceptive use, and experiences with childbearing of young women and men ages 15-19 in the United States between 2006-2010. The purpose of the report is to chart trends in these categories using data ... Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:24:49 -0400 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/679 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/678 In this opinion, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a ruling by the state's Human Relations Commission (Commission) that the plaintiff had been unlawfully discriminated against after she was expelled from housing in a personal care ... Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:15:47 -0400 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/678 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/677 This article discusses the criminalization in England of same-sex, sadomasochistic (s and m) behavior. The author also explores how violence and HIV are readily associated with homosexual, but not heterosexual, s and m behavior, as well as the ... Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:38:39 -0400 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/677 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/676 This article outlines the developing interaction between human rights litigation and HIV/AIDS policy. Specifically, the authors discuss the progression in different countries of using litigation to further individual health needs and to hold ... Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:02:40 -0400 http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/view/676