The Center for HIV Law and Policy challenges barriers to the rights and health of people affected by HIV through legal advocacy, high-impact policy initiatives, and creation of cross-issue partnerships, networks, and resources. We support movement building that amplifies the power of individuals and communities to mobilize for change that is rooted in racial, gender, and economic justice.

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  1. U.S. HIV Laws and Prosecutorial Tools, Center for HIV Law and Policy (2020)

    This resource is a detailed but concise snapshot of the federal and state laws used to prosecute people living with HIV (PLHIV), viral hepatitis, and other sexually transmitted diseases. The resource is intended to support state advocates, policymakers, lo ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/23/2020 10:06am

  2. Public Comment Re: Revised Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission by Blood and Blood Products; FDA-2015-D- 1211, The National LGBTQ Task Force (2015)

    The National LGBTQ Task Force drafted and submitted comments to the FDA on the 2015 Revised Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission by Blood and Blood Products. The comments recommend several changes to the FDA’s ...

    admin - 1/28/2020 5:38pm

  3. Science or Stigma: Potential Challenges to the FDA’s Ban on Gay Blood, Dwayne J. Bensing, 14. U. Pa. J. Const. L. 485(2011)

    This article explores the constitutionality of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) twenty-six year ban on blood donations by men who have had sexual contact with other men ("MSM"). The FDA identifies MSM as a group whose blood donation ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 4/6/2020 1:06pm

  4. State Statutes Dealing With HIV and AIDS: A Comprehensive State-by-State Summary (2004 Edition), Staff of Volume 13, Law & Sexuality (2004)

    This is a 2004 update of the comprehensive survey of HIV/AIDS related laws first published by the journal  Law and Sexuality: A Review of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Legal Issues in 1995.  The citations are now somewhat dated, but this remains ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 8/22/2019 1:32pm

  5. An Act to Amend Section 1644.5 of the Health and Safety Code, Relating to Public Health, S.B. 443, California Senate

    This bill, subsequently passed by the Senate and signed by the Governor on September 11, 2007, allows HIV-positive men to have their sperm washed and used for fertility treatments. The bill allows the washed sperm to be used in artificial insemination and ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 5/8/2013 1:46pm

  6. Categories of Exclusions From Blood Donations, American Red Cross

    This excerpt from Red Cross guidelines on eligibility for blood donation summarizes some of the FDA's policies on exclusion from donation based on certain diseases or behavior history. Files Blood Donation Exclusions guideline Excerpts from Red Cros. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 8/22/2019 1:35pm