Georgia Lawmaker Thinks People With HIV Should Be Quarantined

Republican state rep Betty Price also wants to track their partners and contacts.

By Barbara Gonzalez, Cassius

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Asuggestion about quarantining people living with HIV was presented at a House committee meeting Tuesday, The New Civil Rights Movement reports. Disregarding a long history of stigmatization and ignorance about HIV education, the proposal was made by Georgia Republican state RepresentativeBetty Price, who cited what she “guessed” were high government costs for medical services and care.