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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 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.