Basic Legal Rights for HIV-Positive People

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HIV & Your Civil Rights -- Poster From the American Civil Liberties Union
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The Basics

Privacy of HIVers' Medical Records Must Be Respected, New York Court Affirms (September 23, 2009)
From The Body
Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (March 20, 2009)
Text of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as amended.
From U.S. Department of Justice
15 Presidential Steps for HIV Rights (December 4, 2008)
From Lambda Legal
HIV & the Law: ADA
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV & Your Civil Rights -- Poster (May 8, 2006)
From American Civil Liberties Union
HIV & Your Civil Rights Brochure (May 8, 2006)
From American Civil Liberties Union
HIV & Your Civil Rights Report (May 8, 2006)
From American Civil Liberties Union
HIV Testing Requirements for Entry Into Foreign Countries (March 2006)
From U.S. Department of State
HIV & Civil Rights (November 13, 2003)
A report from the frontlines of the HIV/AIDS epidemic detailing the civil rights and civil liberties issues facing people living with HIV/AIDS.
From American Civil Liberties Union
The Denver Principles: A Foundation of HIV/AIDS Rights (November/December 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Government Access to Personal Medical Information (May 30, 2003)
From American Civil Liberties Union
South Dakota Senate Committee Approves Bill Allowing Health Department to Release Confidential HIV Records (March 4, 2003)
[Archived Article]
A judge's order is now all prosecutors need to obtain a South Dakotan's HIV records.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report
ADA in Action: A Guide to Disability Rights Laws (May 2002)
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From Mid-Atlantic ADA & IT Information Center
Americans With Disabilities Act: Questions and Answers (May 2002)
From U.S. Department of Justice
Diagnostic Disconnect: How Doctors and Lawyers See Medical Charts Differently (April/May 2002)
[Archived Article]
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
AIDS and Civil Liberties (February 28, 2002)
A briefing paper.
From American Civil Liberties Union
Youth and AIDS in the 21st Century: The Law and HIV/AIDS (December 1, 2001)
In I Care ... Do You? Youth and AIDS in the 21st Century, from American Association for World Health
HIV-Positive Woman Teaches Vocational School a Lesson (April 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Statement by UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot to the International Coordinating Committee Meeting of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (April 18-20, 2001)
From UNAIDS
What "To Do" About AIDS: Public Policy Priorities for Combating a Preventable Epidemic (February 12, 2001)
From Lambda Legal
It Pays to Know Your Tenant Rights (February 2001)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
HIV Rights for Teens (September/October 2000)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
How Do You Keep Private Private? (September 2000)
[Archived Article]
The Confidentiality of HIV Medical Records -- Part II: Special Populations.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Discrimination & HIV (December 1, 1999)
A fact sheet.
In Be a Force for Change, from American Association for World Health
Charges Dropped in Sex Sting; Protecting Yourself Online (July 16, 1999)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Treatment News
Some Dentists Are Paying the Price for Refusing to Treat People With HIV (April 1999)
[Archived Article]
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Fact Sheet: Worldwide Antidiscrimination Laws and Policies Based on Sexual Orientation (December 1998/January 1999)
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In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
HIV Is a Disability! Court Protects HIV-Positive People (July 1998)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Stand Together Against Violence (June 1998)
By the New York City Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
A Snapshot of an Epidemic in Flux: A Survey of Effective Legal Strategies for Survival in Changing Times (February 1998)
[Archived Article]
A five-part series.
In A Snapshot of an Epidemic in Flux: A Survey of Effective Legal Strategies for Survival in Changing Times, from Paul Hampton Crockett, Esq.
Double Discrimination: Women with HIV/AIDS (1998)
[Archived Article]
In The Encyclopedia of AIDS
Ethics, Public (1998)
[Archived Article]
In The Encyclopedia of AIDS
Overview: Policy and Law (1998)
[Archived Article]
In The Encyclopedia of AIDS
Review of HIV, AIDS and the Law: A Guide to Our Rights and Challenges (September 1996)
[Archived Article]
By Mark S. Senak, JD, reviewed by Rodger McFarlane.
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Looking to Adopt? Call a Lawyer First (May 1996)
[Archived Article]
From Lambda Legal
Another Round in the Battle: The Rights of HIV-Positive Health Care Providers (Winter 1995)
[Archived Article]
In The Lambda Update, from Lambda Legal
An Ounce of Prevention? (Fall 1995)
[Archived Article]
On commercial sex establishments.
From Lambda Legal

Overview

HIV Status Not Grounds for Denying People Professional Licenses, Federal Officials Say (July 17, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Legal Declarations

Declaration of the Paris AIDS Summit (December 1, 1994)
From European Coalition of Positive People
The United Kingdom Declaration of the Rights of People With HIV and AIDS (1990)
From Network of Sex Work Projects

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