Positively Aware: A demand for bodily autonomy—and data privacy—for people with HIV

Positively Aware magazine recently featured a story on the growing HIV Bodily Autonomy, Surveillance, and Informed Consent (HIV BASIC) movement. The article spotlights the release of the Consensus Statement on HIV BASIC and its call to protect privacy, informed consent, and bodily autonomy for people living with HIV and other marginalized communities. The article explores how expanding health surveillance and data collection can undermine trust in public health and increase the risk of criminalization and discrimination.

"For decades, people living with HIV have experienced what happens when health data is weaponized," said CHLP Policy and Advocacy Manager Amir Sadeghi. "Protecting privacy and informed consent isn't just good public health—it's essential to protecting our dignity, autonomy, and freedom."

HIV BASIC is hosting a webinar on August 10 at 3 p.m. ET, featuring a discussion of the Consensus Statement and laying out the next steps. Register here.

Read the full article at Positively Aware: A demand for bodily autonomy—and data privacy—for people with HIV

Positively Aware is a national magazine covering HIV treatment and advocacy news.