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Blair Paddock | August 2, 2021 6:39 pm
People with HIV can no longer be criminally prosecuted for exposing someone else to the virus without their knowledge.
This makes Illinois the second state to repeal laws making HIV exposure a felony.
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Advocates say the law discouraged testing and treatment for HIV and the repeal is long overdue.
Timothy Jackson was the lead lobbyist of the bill’s repeal. He’s the director of government relations with AIDS Foundation Chicago and has lived with HIV for nearly 12 years. He said he felt joy and shed a couple of tears when Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the bill into law last week.