Published February, 2023
REPEAL Bill# NY A03347, NY STI Decrim Coalition (2023)
Public Health Law 2307 (PHL §2307) is a New York Law that makes it a misdemeanor for a person who knows they currently have a sexually transmitted infection to have sexual intercourse with another person.
The REPEAL STI Discrimination Act will repeal PHL §2307 in the public health law and provide for expungement of past convictions. It will also create a defense so that sexually transmitted infection status does not create criminal liability when engaging in consensual sex.
This fact sheet was produced by a coalition of organizations urging the New York State legislature to pass the REPEAL STI Discrimination Act, including: CHLP, Legal Action Center, the New Pride Agenda, Make the Road, NYCLU, Transgender Law Center, Lambda Legal and GMHC.
La Ley de Salud Pública 2307 (PHL §2307) es una ley de Nueva York que tipifica como delito menor el hecho de que una persona que sabe que actualmente tiene una infección de transmisión sexual mantenga relaciones sexuales con otra persona.
La ley REPEAL STI Discrimination Act derogará la ley PHL §2307 en la ley de salud pública y permitirá borrar las condenas anteriores. También creará una defensa para que el estado de infección de transmisión sexual no genere responsabilidad penal cuando se mantengan relaciones sexuales consentidas.
Esta hoja informativa ha sido elaborada por una coalición de organizaciones que instan a la legislatura del Estado de Nueva York a aprobar la ley REPEAL STI Discrimination Act, entre las que se incluyen: CHLP, Legal Action Center, New Pride Agenda, Make the Road, NYCLU, Transgender Law Center, Lambda Legal y GMHC.
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