Decriminalizing HIV in Indiana: A Policy Analysis
This article examines Indiana’s laws, which are discriminatory and do not reflect the current science of HIV transmission. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Policy Analytical Framework was employed, and historical context and public health implications were analyzed, revealing that the most favorable solution to mitigate inequity and support prevention is to repeal HIV-related laws in Indiana. Nurse practitioners must be aware of this discriminatory legislation and contribute to advocacy efforts for policy change by leveraging clinical expertise to influence legislative discussions.
Punishing Vulnerability Through HIV Criminalization (2022)
This article explores the links between HIV criminalisation and other punitive laws and policies that regulate bodily autonomy, including reproduction, sexuality and gender.
Through our eyes
Photo essay drawing on photographs and narratives created as part of an ongoing community-based photo-voice project visually exploring the gendered dimensions of HIV stigma, disclosure, and criminalization among diverse groups of women and transgender people living with HIV in Vancouver, Canada
Projected life expectancy of people with HIV according to timing of diagnosis
Estimates the life expectancy of an HIV-infected MSM living in a developed country with extensive access to ART and healthcare. Finds that predicted life expectancy is relatively high in people with HIV who can access a wide range of antiretrovirals. Finds the greatest risk of excess mortality is due to delays in HIV diagnosis.
Mortality in well controlled HIV in the continuous antiretroviral therapy arms of the SMART and ESPRIT trials compared with the general population
Compares mortality rates in well controlled HIV-infected adults in two clinical trials with the general population. Found that HIV-infected individuals on ART with a recent undetectable viral load, who maintained or had recovery of CD4(+) cell counts to at least 500 cells/μl, had no increased risk of death compared with the general population.
“One shouldn’t convict people for hypothetical risks”: developments in criminal law following increased knowledge and awareness of the additional prevention benefit of antiretroviral therapy
Overview of various jurisdictions shows that an increased understanding of the impact of viral load on infectiousness has resulted in a number of jurisdictions revising or revisiting their criminal laws or prosecutorial policies relating to HIV non-disclosure, exposure and/or transmission.