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HIV test for prostitutes

February 5, 1997
By: Rod W. Petersen
State Capital Bureau

A bill sponsored by Kansas City legislator Henry Rizzo would require HIV testing of convicted prostitutes and their "Johns."

Rod Petersen has the story from the state capital.

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A bill being considered by both the House and Senate would require mandatory HIV tests for those arrested for prostitution.

The bill would require both the prostitutes and the "Johns" to be tested for HIV as a condition of their release from jail.

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Contents: "It basically gives the judge the right to order HIV testing on both, if he feels it necessary upon the conviction."

Rizzo says that the bill has widespread support among legislators. The House could hear it as early as next month.

Reporting from the State Capital, I'm Rod Petersen.