Judge prohibits US military from discharging HIV-positive service members
A US federal judge has ruled that the military can’t discharge HIV-positive service members. Since the mid-1980s, the US Defense Department has implemented restrictive regulations regarding people living with HIV. Under the terms, recruits who have or test positive for HIV are barred from enlisting into the military. However, if an individual tests postive after enlisting, they will be allowed to stay in the service but will be banned from officer promotions. In a report from the Yale Law Journal, a Navy instruction justified these archaic restrictions due to the…
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