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Dozens of South African Women With HIV Were Forcibly Sterilized, Report Finds
A new report published this week from South Africa’s Commission for Gender Equality found state hospitals forcefully sterilized dozens of HIV-positive South African women. In many instances, investigators found hospitals threatened not to assist the women in giving birth unless they signed the sterilization consent forms. According to ABC News, the commission’s 57-page report looked…
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Ohio Man With HIV Charged With Murder After Longtime Girlfriend Dies of AIDS
A married Ohio man is facing murder charges after being accused of not telling his longtime girlfriend—who later died of AIDS—that he was HIV-positive. According to the Associated Press, Ronald Murdock, 51, of Toledo is also facing charges of felonious assault. On Tuesday a judge set bond at $1.5 million for Murdock, who was indicted…