HIV/Aids, Reproductive and Sexual Health, and the Law

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ID11017698
AuthorsLance Gable (0000-0002-3095-8426, Lance Gable is with Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, MI. Lawrence O. Gostin is with the Law Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, and the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Washington, DC. James G. Hodge Jr is with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. All authors are also with the Centers for Law and the Public's Health: A Collaborative at Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities, Baltimore, MD.), Lawrence O Gostin (0000-0001-5286-4044, Lance Gable is with Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, MI. Lawrence O. Gostin is with the Law Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, and the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Washington, DC. James G. Hodge Jr is with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. All authors are also with the Centers for Law and the Public's Health: A Collaborative at Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities, Baltimore, MD.), James G Hodge (0000-0001-6928-8645, Lance Gable is with Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, MI. Lawrence O. Gostin is with the Law Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, and the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Washington, DC. James G. Hodge Jr is with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. All authors are also with the Centers for Law and the Public's Health: A Collaborative at Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities, Baltimore, MD.)
Year2008
Volume98
Issue10
Pages1779-1786
Publication date2008-10-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2008.138669
PMID18703431
PMCIDPMC2636460
OpenAlexW2155622197
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited7

The law is a frequently overlooked tool for addressing the complex practical and ethical issues that arise from the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The law intersects with reproductive and sexual health issues and HIV/AIDS in many ways. Well-written and rigorously applied laws could benefit persons living with (or at risk of contracting) HIV/AIDS, particularly concerning their reproductive and sexual health. Access to reproductive health services should be a legal right, and discrimination based on HIV status, which undermines access, should be prohibited. Laws against sexual violence and exploitation, which perpetuate the spread of HIV and its negative effects, should be enforced. Finally, a human rights framework should inform the drafting of laws to more effectively protect health

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