Here in Pennsylvania, even if you use a condom, even if you are on antiretroviral therapy-which, for the record, when used together with condoms, reduces the risk of HIV transmission close to zero-and even if you do not transmit HIV to anyone, you can serve up to seven years in state prison for conducting sex work while being HIV-positive.
US: Hiding one’s HIV status might be wrong, but it shouldn’t be a crime
News curated from other sources

New Zealand: Undetectable yet prosecutable, study highlights the need for law reform
Momentum for change on HIV criminalisation
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Senegal: New bill further criminalises LGBT people as well as advocacy and funding with major implications for civil society
Government tightens repressive measures against ‘unnatural acts’: Advocacy now punishable by imprisonment
February 19, 2026

New Zealand: Government backs U=U, opening door to reform of HIV non-disclosure laws
Burnett Foundation Aotearoa welcomes the Government’s decision on U=U
February 16, 2026

Senegal: Following recent arrests, the National AIDS council calls for an approach based on science and human rights
The CNLS warns against judicial and social excesses
February 15, 2026

US: Ryan White’s mother calls for HIV law reform in Indiana
Decades after Ryan White, Indiana still criminalizes HIV
February 11, 2026
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2025 in review: more reported cases, uneven reform
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