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HIV-Positive and Pregnant in the United States

By Margo Kaplan, Center for HIV Law and Policy

December 9, 2009 - 8:00am

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In the United States, women living with HIV are often considered incapable or unworthy of having children, and if pregnant, unable to make appropriate medical decisions during pregnancy.

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Behind Bars for Being Pregnant and HIV-Positive

By Margo Kaplan, Center for HIV Law and Policy

June 10, 2009 - 8:00am

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While some states do criminalize HIV exposure, a U.S. District Judge does more than this - he imprisons a woman for the mere possibility that she might transmit HIV in the future.

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