Pop quiz: Which nation leads the world in the prosecutions of HIV exposure and/or transmission? Perennial human rights violators such as Russia, China, or dictatorships in the Middle East or Africa? Not even close. The surprising answer: The United States. In more than 60 nations it is a crime to expose another person to or transmit HIV.
Journalist Rod McCullom interviews Rep Barbara Lee about the REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act
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