Document Type
Article
Publication
Oxford Encyclopedia of LGBT Politics & Policy
Year
2020
Citation Information
Scott Skinner-Thompson, HIV Law and Policy in the United States: A Tipping Point, Oxford Encyclopedia of LGBT Politics & Policy (Donald P. Haider-Markel ed., 2020).
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1215
Abstract
The fight to effectively treat and stop the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has made meaningful progress both in the United States and globally. But within the United States that progress has been uneven across various demographic groups and geographic areas, and has plateaued. While scientific advances have led to the development of medicine capable of both treating and preventing HIV, law and policy dictate who will have ready access to these medicines and other prevention techniques, and who will not. Law and policy also play a crucial role in determining whether HIV will be stigmatized, discouraging people from being tested and treated, or will be identified for what it is—a preventable and treatable disease. To make further progress against HIV, the United States must address healthcare disparities, end the criminalization of HIV, and devote additional resources toward combatting HIV stigma and discrimination.
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