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ACLU Says New CDC HIV Testing Recommendations Raise Health and Civil Liberties Concerns (09/21/2006)
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union is concerned that the CDC’s new HIV testing recommendations may harm the health of those newly diagnosed with HIV and compromise the civil rights of anyone seeking medical treatment.

ACLU Says New CDC HIV Testing Recommendations Raise Health and Civil Liberties Concerns (09/21/2006)
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union is concerned that the CDC’s new HIV testing recommendations may harm the health of those newly diagnosed with HIV and compromise the civil rights of anyone seeking medical treatment.

ACLU Testifies Against Controversial HIV Regulations Proposed by Puerto Rico Health Department (02/20/2002)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Saying it will violate individual privacy and endanger public health, the American Civil Liberties Union today testified against a raft of new HIV regulations proposed by the Puerto Rico Health Department that would, among other things, require people to disclose the names of their sexual partners to the government.

ACLU Says CDC Guidelines on HIV Surveillance Could Lead to Better Privacy Protections (12/10/1999)
WASHINGTON -- New guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control on HIV surveillance could pave the way for better privacy protections for people with HIV, the American Civil Liberties Union said today.

ACLU Tells CDC New Guidelines for HIV Tracking Violate Privacy,  Ignore Public Health Research (01/12/1999)
The CDC draft guidelines recommend that states institute case reporting of people who test positive for HIV. The guidelines clearly state a preference for names reporting over the use of unique identifiers, a move that has come under heavy attack from the ACLU and other groups, who charge that the guidelines ignore strong scientific evidence. 

Why You Should Be Concerned About Comm. Frieden's Proposed Changes to HIV Testing (03/23/2006)

HIV Testing of Pregnant Women and Newborns (01/01/2001)
The American Civil Liberties Union opposes mandatory, non-consensual HIV testing of pregnant women and newborns.

ACLU Letter on HIV Reporting sent to San Francisco Dept. of Health Officials (06/02/2006)

Coalition of HIV/AIDS Legal Groups Comments on Proposed Change to Veteran Affairs Testing Rules (01/28/2009)
Comments on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Proposed Rule amending HIV testing patient protections, RIN 2900-AN20, submitted on behalf of Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for HIV Law and Policy, and AIDS Foundation of Chicago.

ACLU Letter to the House Urging Support for H.R. 1155, the Civil Rights Tax Relief Act (12/15/2003)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Urging Support of S. 557, the Civil Rights Tax Relief Act (12/09/2003)

Comments on CDC Draft "Guidelines for National HIV Case Surveillance, Including Monitoring for HIV Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)" 63 Fed. Reg. 237, 68289 (01/11/1999)

Increasing Access to Voluntary HIV Testing: The Continuing Relevance of Stigma and Discrimination (03/08/2007)

Increasing Access to Voluntary HIV Testing: The Importance of Informed Consent and Counseling in HIV Testing (03/08/2007)

Increasing Access to Voluntary HIV Testing: A Summary of Evidence of the Importance of Specific Written Consent and Pre-Test Counseling in HIV Testing (03/08/2007)

ACLU Letter to NY Dept. of Health Regarding Civil Liberties Concerns about HIV Testing and Information Gathering (09/18/2006)

Dispelling Myths About the CDC's New Recommendations Regarding HIV Testing, Informed Consent, and Pre-Test Counseling (03/08/2007)

Increasing Access to Voluntary HIV Testing ()