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Social issue: Legal cover for HIV+ soon
Nagaland Post | Agencies | New Delhi, Apr 8 :
A person whose spoken or written word may lead to hostility or hatred against an HIV patient may be jailed for two years. An AIDS patient can’t be denied employment or sacked except with the written assessment of an independent healthcare provider saying the person poses a risk of transmitting the virus to others at the workplace.
These are some path-breaking provisions of a law drafted by the government. It provides for stiff punishment for those discriminating against those who are HIV-positive.
The ‘new deal’ for a stigmatized group that is often condemned twice is in the final stage of approval with the Centre finalizing the long-pending HIV & AIDS (Prevention & Control) Bill that was caught in differences between the ministries of law and health.
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