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March 27, 2014, 12:00 PM

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More than 30 years have passed since AIDS first appeared in the United States. Today the CDC estimates that 1.1 million Americans are living with HIV/AIDS, and each year 50,000 Americans are newly diagnosed. Despite great strides in education, awareness, prevention, and treatment, people affected by HIV/AIDS still face significant discrimination, including unequal treatment under the law. This panel explored some of the legal barriers faced by people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States, including FDA's ban on men who have sex with men donating blood and laws criminalizing HIV transmission.

Panelists

  • Felix Lopez, Director of the Legal Department, GMHC

  • Jason Cianciotto, Director of the Public Policy Department, GMHC

  • I. Glenn Cohen, Professor of Law and Faculty Co-Director of the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School

  • Moderator: Aziza Ahmed, Visiting Scholar, Petrie-Flom Center; Associate Professor of Law, Northeastern University School of Law

This event was cosponsored by Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC). Founded in New York in 1981, GMHC is one of the world’s first and leading providers of HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and advocacy. With support from the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School.


Videos

VIDEO: Aziza Ahmed, Welcome and Introductions

VIDEO: Felix Lopez, Director of the Legal Department, GMHC

VIDEO: Jason Cianciotto, Director of the Public Policy Department, GMHC

VIDEO: I. Glenn Cohen, Faculty Co-Director of the Petrie-Flom Center

VIDEO: Audience Q & A

Tags

bioethics   health law policy   hivaids   human rights   i. glenn cohen   lgbtq   public health