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Testimony on New York City Council Proposed Resolution No. 264-2014, calling on the New York State Legislature to pass A.2736/S.1379, Prohibiting Condom Possession as Evidence of Criminal Offenses, The Center for HIV Law and Policy (2014)

Testimony Before Legislative and Administrative Bodies

The New York City Council's Committee on Public Safety held a hearing on June 9, 2014, on Proposed Resolution No. 264-2014, calling on the New York State Legislature to pass A.2736/S.1379, which would prohibit possession of a condom from being used as evidence of prostitution and certain other offenses. At the hearing, CHLP Legal Director, Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, testified about the harmful trend towards confiscation and criminalization of condoms. 

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