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Pennsylvania poised to strike down its last law criminalizing HIV

Whitney Downard
Posted 7/16/26

Decades after state lawmakers created criminal charges penalizing people living with HIV in the name of public health, a bill striking the “stigmatizing” language only needs Gov. Josh Shapiro’s signature to become law.  “People living with HIV in Pennsylvania are finally being seen and heard as citizens deserving of dignity (and) protections — not punishment,” […]

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