Laws in many states criminalize those with HIV/AIDS who fail to disclose their status to their partners. This was the message of a prograFm by the U.S. Positive Women’s Network held recently at the William Way Community Center in Center City.
Report from Positive Women's Network forum on HIV criminalisation in Philadelphia
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