How The Latest HIV Scare In The Porn Industry Highlights The Benefits Of Obamacare

The agent for 28-year-old Cameron Bay  told the LA Times that she is “distraught” about the positive result. In a statement, Bay said herself that she plans “on doing everything possible to assist the medical professionals and my fellow performers. Following that, my long-term plan is to take care of myself and my health.”

While some hope that Bay’s story highlights the importance of using condoms on-set — which has become a heated debate since LA voters approved a measure to do just that in November — the broader policy implications of Bay’s HIV test are actually about health care coverage.  As another industry professional told the LA Times, Bay and others in her position can struggle to get good long-term care:

An HIV positive test can leave an adult performer out of a job while faced with costly medical treatment.

“There’s no health insurance, there’s no union; there really isn’t a safety net,” said Aurora Snow, a recently retired adult film actress. “… I feel really bad for her. It’s got to be really tough to get that kind of news.”

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