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Criminalizing HIV Does Not Make Us Safer
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By Scott Schoettes
Lambda Legal HIV Project Director
It is no surprise that a lively discussion has developed after news broke about an appeal we filed in an HIV criminalization case. We represent Nick Rhoades, an HIV-positive man living in Iowa who was sentenced to 25 years in prison and life time sex offender status as a result of a one-time sexual encounter with another man during which they used a condom. Read More »
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