HIV-positive

Morning Roundup: Virginia Clinics Regulations Fast-Tracked

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by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check

March 14, 2011 - 9:56am (Print)

Georgia tables motion that would have forced all abortions into hospitals, new Virginia clinic regulations will be set in months, people with HIV at greater risk of bone fractures, and the Utah legislature passes three abortion-related bills.

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Psycho-what? Services for Women Are Disappearing

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by Naina Khanna, WORLD

March 10, 2011 - 1:39pm (Print)

In a disturbing trend, women-centered HIV services are being quietly defunded. This means HIV-postive women have fewer places to go for peer support, mental health and other critical services.

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U.S. Policy Ignores the Reproductive Rights of HIV-positive Women

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by Brook Kelly, WORLD

December 1, 2010 - 8:41am (Print)

The U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy fails to address and promote the reproductive rights of HIV-positive women beyond the limited goal of reducing mother-to-child transmission.

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Namibian High Court to Hear Cases of Forced Sterilization

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by Aziza Ahmed

June 4, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)

Activists fighting on behalf of access to high-quality sexual and reproductive healthcare are watching Namibia's courts to see if good precedent will be set on forced sterilization.

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HIV-Positive and Pregnant in the United States

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by Margo Kaplan, Center for HIV Law and Policy

December 9, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

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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