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COMMUNITY SIGN-ON: EXPANDING ACCESS TO VOLUNTARY HIV TESTING IN NEW YORK
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On June 11, the state Assembly health committee will vote for a bill that implements a large-scale overhaul of Article 27-f, the HIV testing and consent law in New York that protects the confidentiality and privacy of anyone who has been tested for or exposed to HIV. There are multiple bills floating around the Assembly right now, and it is important that the changes to Article 27-f include written informed consent, and pre-and post-test counseling as required by the current law. While nobody is ever ready for a positive HIV test, we must do everything we can to make them as ready as possible, and to bring them into a working system of care and support services.
Housing Works, the Hispanic AIDS Forum, New York AIDS Coalition, Centro Civico of Amsterdam, Inc., New York Civil Liberties Union, Bronx AIDS Services, Community Healthcare Network, Institute for Family Health, Betances Health Center, Legal Action Center, HIV Law Project, and the Brooklyn United Community Coalition have all signed on to a statement of principles that New York State must include in any HIV testing and consent law. To join these organizations, and sign on to the principles outlined below, contact terri smith-caronia at smith-caronia@housingworks.org....
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