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Senate Nominee El-Sayed's 2018 Push to Repeal HIV Disclosure Law Resurfaces
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Reports highlight comments made by Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed during his unsuccessful 2018 gubernatorial campaign, in which he called for repeal of a state law making it a felony for someone who knows they are HIV-positive to have sex without disclosing their status. El-Sayed said at the time, "You should not be criminalized for a disease... It's hateful. It's discriminatory, and we can, as a state, do better." The law, dating to 1988, carried up to four years in prison. It was reformed in December 2018 under then-Governor Rick Snyder, narrowing when people with HIV could face criminal penalties. The New York Post reports El-Sayed is standing by his 2018 position as he runs against former Rep. Mike Rogers in a competitive Senate race.
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El-Sayed called the HIV disclosure law "hateful" and "discriminatory" during his 2018 gubernatorial campaign
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The law made it a felony, punishable by up to four years in prison, for a person who knows they are HIV-positive to have sex without disclosing their status
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The law was reformed in December 2018 under then-Governor Rick Snyder, narrowing when criminal penalties could apply
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El-Sayed is currently running as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan against Republican Mike Rogers
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El-Sayed reportedly still stands by his 2018 position on the law, according to the New York Post
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All three outlets frame the story around El-Sayed's past comments calling the HIV disclosure law "hateful," with the Daily Wire and New York Post emphasizing his current Senate campaign and the political stakes, while Just the News offers a more compact, quote-led headline.
El-Sayed pushed for repeal of HIV disclosure law in 2018
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Abdul El-Sayed called for repealing law that made sex without disclosing HIV status a felony
As he unsuccessfully ran for Michigan governor in 2018, El-Sayed repeatedly took aim at the law.
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El-Sayed pushed for repeal of HIV disclosure law in 2018
"You should not be criminalized for a disease. That is absolutely wrong," he said during his governor campaign
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Democrat El-Sayed Demanded Repeal Of ‘Loaded modifier“Hateful”Characterizes motive; quote the words.More neutral: quote the statementThis appears inside a quotation. The outlet is reporting someone else’s words.Disagree with this highlight?’ HIV Law Requiring Disclosure Before Sex
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed once pushed to repeal a law criminalizing sex without disclosure of a known HIV infection, deeming the law “Loaded modifier“hateful”Characterizes motive; quote the words.More neutral: quote the statementThis appears inside a quotation. The outlet is reporting someone else’s words.Disagree with this highlight?” and “discriminatory.” “You should not be criminalized for a disease. …
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