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Celebrating 20 years in 2025, 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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Robert Smith by Halle Parker for Verite News
July 18, 2025

Verite News: Louisiana upholds its HIV exposure law as other states change or repeal theirs

This article in Verite News, a nonprofit news outlet based in New Orleans, focuses on the devastating impact of Louisiana's HIV exposure law as lawmakers seek to expand it to include other STIs.
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July 18, 2025

CHLP Guest Column in Louisiana's The Advocate Argues Against Bill Criminalizing Health Conditions

In an op-ed published in Louisiana's largest daily newspaper, The Advocate, CHLP Executive Director S. Mandisa Moore-O’Neal and HIV advocate Millicent Foster speak out against a proposed Louisiana bill that would have criminalized nearly every adult in the state for knowing if they had a sexually transmitted infection (STI).
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July 14, 2025

CHLP Participates in SESAME Convening Resulting in Journal Article on Ethical Necessities in Molecular HIV Surveillance Programs

CHLP Executive Director S. Mandisa Moore-O'Neal participated in a SESAME working group convened to address the competing tensions related to disclosure regarding MHS which have been detailed in a recent OFID journal article.
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New: Mapping HIV Criminalization Laws in the U.S.

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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Featured CHLP Publications

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Preparing for a Supreme Court Decision That Could Change Health Care Coverage for Millions of Americans, Equality Federation and CHLP (2025)

May 27, 2025
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Timeline of State Reforms and Repeals of HIV Criminal Laws, CHLP (2025)

May 27, 2025
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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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Explore the Latest Resources

Explore this collection of more than 1,000 legal resources to support and increase the advocacy power and expertise of attorneys, community members, service providers, and all people living with HIV.

 

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Recent Webinars

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100 Days In: How HIV Advocates are Meeting the Moment

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Aging & HIV: Where Are We Now?

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

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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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