Catherine Hanssens's blog
Human Rights: When Officials Get Serious About HIV Prevention, This is Where They’ll Start
by Catherine Hanssens, Center for HIV Law and Policy
August 31, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
Stigma, discrimination, poverty, homophobia, racism, sexism, all fuel the spread of HIV and hurt those living with it. These issues are routinely cited as critical to ending the epidemic but rarely addressed in policies and prevention strategies.
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Community Engagement on HIV Policy: Are Town Halls Meaningful Enough?
by Catherine Hanssens, Center for HIV Law and Policy
August 25, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
Community involvement is meant to hold government accountable to the people affected by policies. But meaningful engagement of communities rarely occurs. Will the town halls on HIV planned by the Administration be any different?
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Mandated HIV Testing: Can We Ethically Warrant the Imposition of Healthy Choices?
by Catherine Hanssens, Center for HIV Law and Policy
March 5, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)
The only correct vote on the Colorado bill to mandate HIV testing for pregnant women was cast by an ignorant bigot for all the wrong reasons.
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