If it passes, the bill -- originally proposed by the state's Department of Health -- would make it a misdemeanor to intentionally expose a sexual partner to HIV, reducing the penalty from a felony.
The bill, which passed the state House earlier this month, is now in committee in the Senate. If it passes, the bill -- originally proposed by the state's Department of Health -- would make it a misdemeanor to intentionally expose a sexual partner to HIV, reducing the penalty from a felony. The bill would also allow minors of at least 14 years of age to consent to preventative treatment against HIV infection, without prior approval from a parent or guardian.
""It was an emerging infection, it had no effective treatment," she said."When people got it, they died quickly, so there was no standard set at all for HIV care and counseling and things like that." Now, Jinkins continued, it's a different story. We're in an era of actually ending the AIDS epidemic, she said, and many people are able to live long lives with HIV, as advancements in medicine prevent its spread.
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