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Draft legislation on AIDS awaits Govt nod
Our Bureau
New Delhi
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July 5
A LEGISLATION for HIV/AIDS has been drafted by the organisation Lawyers Collective in consultation with various stakeholders including the Government and the National Aids Control Organisation (NACO).
It will be submitted to the Government by August for deliberations, with an aim to introduce the legislation in Parliament by the winter session.
The consultation process with other stakeholders, such as NGOs and people living with HIV/AIDS, has been on since September last across various cities in the country, and will conclude this month.
The draft deals with issues, such as discrimination related to HIV/AIDS in the public and private spheres. It addresses discrimination in employment, education, healthcare, travel, residence, accommodation and insurance. The draft also addresses the need for informed consent to HIV-related testing, treatment and research.
The Minister of State for Science and Technology, Mr Kapil Sibal, said, ``The aim is to introduce the legislation in Parliament this winter session.''
The legislation also encompasses various rights like right to best available care, new generation treatment drugs, work and rights of children.
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