This week, New Jersey became the latest state to decriminalize the transmission of HIV/AIDS. The bill signed by Gov. Phil Murphy repealed statutes that criminalized sex acts if a person knew they were infected with HIV or AIDS.
NJ Spotlight News spoke with Dr. Perry Halkitis, Dean of the School of Public Health at Rutgers University who describes this as a step in the right direction, removing a stigma that stands in the way of people seeking treatment.
