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CHLP is an abolitionist legal and policy organization that envisions and works for a world where HIV and other stigmatized health conditions are no longer criminalized but met with compassion and the resources to thrive.

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New HIV Criminalization Maps

The new release of CHLP's HIV criminalization maps represent a substantial update resulting from a comprehensive research process and updated methodology based on CHLP’s Sourcebook on State and Federal HIV Criminal Law and Practice.

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In the News

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April 21, 2025

GLAAD and LGBTQ Community Advocacy Organizations Respond to U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments Heard in Kennedy v. Braidwood Case

CHLP, Lambda Legal, PrEP4All, Harvard Law’s Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI), and GLAAD, today released statements following oral arguments in the Braidwood case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court this morning.
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April 21, 2025

Supreme Court set to hear Oral Arguments in Braidwood, Challenging No-Cost PrEP Coverage under the Affordable Care Act

At 10:00am ET today, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Kennedy v. Braidwood. The case is an attack on the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that require private insurers to cover preventative care with no co-pay or cost sharing for a range of services from PrEP to cancer screenings. The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether the method used to determine which preventative care services must be covered is unconstitutional.
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April 11, 2025

The 19th: Growing old with HIV is now possible. Trump’s CDC cuts threaten that progress.

This 19th news coverage talks how the CDC budget cuts and mass firing will be devastating for older LGBTQ+ people living with HIV.
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CHLP's 2025 Fundraising Campaign

As we celebrate CHLP's 20th anniversary year, we have launched a fundraising campaign to raise $25,000 in 2025. This campaign will increase our capacity to do our work and fortify the organization for years to come.

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Featured CHLP Publications

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Mapping HIV Criminalization Laws in the U.S., CHLP (2025)

February 26, 2025
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What is Molecular HIV Surveillance and does it put me at risk? CHLP (2024)

November 26, 2024
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Model Policy on Data Privacy, CHLP (2024)

November 26, 2024
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Aging & HIV: An introduction to legal issues facing people living and aging with HIV, CHLP (2024)

August 12, 2024
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Impact Report, CHLP (2023)

October 27, 2024
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HIV Criminalization in the United States: A Sourcebook on State and Federal HIV Criminal Law and Practice, CHLP (updated January 2024)

January 31, 2024
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Introducing the CHLP Impact Report

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View a pdf of the 2023 Impact Report.

This first-of-its-kind report from CHLP highlights our work to manifest change and advance our mission throughout 2023. Our first year under the leadership of Executive Director S. Mandisa Moore-O’Neal was one of transformation and grounded reassessments during which CHLP:

  • Adopted a new mission, vision, and unapologetically abolitionist framework that has become a model for the HIV justice movement;
  • Celebrated the DOJ findings that HIV criminal laws violate the ADA, based on an innovative legal strategy developed by CHLP;
  • Challenged the CDC on Molecular HIV Surveillance policy and created a roadmap for advocates on how to address MHS with lawmakers;
  • Demanded improvements to the Older Americans Act while working to develop a legal primer for people living and aging with HIV, and much more.

The vital partnership of our friends, colleagues, and funders is crucial to this and the important work that lies ahead. Thank you for your continued support.

 

Recent Webinars

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Visualizing the Threat to Our Communities: New HIV Criminalization Maps from CHLP

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Centering Black Voices: How to Build a Successful HIV Decriminalization Coalition Rooted in Racial Justice

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Aging & HIV Webinar: Shared Experiences, Unique Challenges

Kill the Bill: Navigating Through Legislative Decisions and Mobilizing Advocates
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Kill the Bill: Navigating Through Legislative Decisions and Mobilizing Advocates

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The DOJ Findings on the ADA in Tennessee, Part 2: How Advocates are Applying the Findings

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What’s the Hoopla about HIPAA?

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Find Laws In Your State

Information on HIV criminalization laws and policies in every state based on research for CHLP's Sourcebook on State and Federal HIV Criminal Law and Practice.

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Latest Resources

CHLP's National Resource Center on HIV, Infectious Disease, Sexual Health and Identity is a comprehensive database of materials to inform and support sound laws and advocacy around stigmatized identities.

Letters and Other Advocacy Documents

Comment on Proposed Rule CMS-2025-0020-0011, CHLP (April 11, 2025)

CHLP submitted this public comment in opposition to CMS-2025-0020-0011 “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability,” a proposed rule that would affect coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act.
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The Supreme Court Case That Could Change Health Care Coverage for Millions of Americans, Equality Federation and CHLP (2025)

A summary of the main issues in Kennedy v. Braidwood, the Supreme Court case challenging the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that private insurers cover PrEP and other preventative health care services, produced by the Equality Federation Institute and CHLP.
Pleadings and Briefs

Kennedy v. Braidwood, Amici Curiae Brief, U.S. Supreme Court, CHLP et al. (February 25, 2025)

CHLP and PrEP in Black America, joined Afiya Center, Women with a Vision, SisterLove, BlaqOut, and Equality Federation in filing an amicus brief in Braidwood v. Kennedy (previously Braidwood v. Becerra) on appeal in the U.S. Supreme Court.
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