A bill that a leading gay rights advocate says will lead to the harassment of people with AIDS appears headed toward approval. House Bill 2183 would repeal a 25-year-old law that prohibits state and local health officials from quarantining people with AIDS or HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
US: How well-meaning ideals of constitutional 'equality' are leading to a law that may be used to harass and control people with HIV in Kansas
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