Ohio Health Modernization Movement

03/13/2026

Imagine facing criminal charges just for living with a medical condition.

That’s what HIV criminalization does.

03/13/2026

If the science is clear that HIV treatment prevents transmission, why are people still being prosecuted?

This article breaks down why ending HIV criminalization requires more than science—it requires changing the law.

Can effective treatment prevent unjust prosecutions?

A key takeaway from our recent paper in AIDS Care is that the power of science – and the consensus that people on effective treatment cannot transmit HIV – is powerful, but it is not enough to end HIV criminalisation.

Read "Humanising the law" to learn more: https://www.hivjustice.net/news/humanising-the-law-reflections-on-two-decades-of-advocacy-against-hiv-criminalisation/

03/11/2026

What kind of Ohio do we want?

One where science guides policy or one driven by fear?

Modern HIV treatment prevents transmission, yet outdated laws still punish people for their health status. It’s time for Ohio’s laws to catch up with science.

🌐 www.ohmodernizenow.org

03/10/2026

March 10 is National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), a day to recognize the impact HIV continues to have on women and girls and confront the stigma they face.

At Ohio Health Modernization Movement, we’re working to replace fear-based HIV laws with science-based policies that protect health, dignity, and justice.

Women deserve care, not criminalization.

🌐 Learn more: www.ohmodernizenow.org

03/09/2026

Medical science has changed the reality of HIV. With treatment, people living with HIV can live long, healthy lives and cannot transmit the virus to s*xual partners.
Yet Ohio’s laws still criminalize people for their status.

We are working to bring policy into alignment with science. If you believe in laws grounded in evidence and dignity, take a moment today to visit

www.ohmodernizenow.org or call (614) 224-0400.
Ohio can lead with truth. But only if we act.

03/08/2026

International Women’s Day is about dignity, leadership, and equality.

Yet in Ohio, women living with HIV can face serious criminal charges even when there is no transmission.
Progress means updating laws that harm women.

Stand for science.
Stand for fairness.
Stand for reform.

www.ohmodernizenow.org

03/06/2026

🚨 214 people prosecuted under Ohio’s HIV laws.

Many cases involved no transmission and no intent to harm. Yet lives were still changed forever.

Our report exposes how outdated laws continue to punish people for their HIV status instead of protecting public health.

📖 Read the report and see the truth:
www.ohmodernizenow.org

03/04/2026

Myth vs. Fact.

HIV is not spread through hugging, sharing food, using the same toilet, or kissing.

HIV is only transmitted through specific activities like unprotected s*x or sharing needles.

Facts matter. Stigma doesn’t.

Learn more: www.ohmodernizenow.org

03/02/2026

Discrimination is not always obvious. Sometimes it is written into law.
Ohio’s HIV statutes single out people for their health status and attach felony penalties. That is discrimination.
Zero discrimination must include people living with HIV.

Learn what needs to change at www.ohmodernizenow.org
Call us at 614 224 0400

02/27/2026

What happens when HIV criminalization is tied to policing, outdated HIV laws, and systemic racism?

Center for HIV Law & Policy breaks it down in their HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day statement and it’s a powerful call to end laws that punish people for their health status.

Read CHLP’s full statement at the link in their post.

In this HIV Is Not a Crime Awareness (HINAC) Day statement, CHLP calls for the abolishment of ICE and the repeal of HIV criminalization laws that criminalize the humanity of our communities. We argue for the expansion of the meaning of HINAC Day as HIV criminalization cannot be separated from immigration enforcement, policing, and broader systems of anti-Black and anti-immigrant state violence and those at its intersections.

Grounded in our abolitionist, Black q***r feminist framework, our statement shows how criminalization deepens health inequities and creates barriers to care for marginalized communities. We call for cross-movement solidarity to resist carceral systems and affirm that no person’s health status—or immigration status—should ever be grounds for punishment.

Read the full statement at
https://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/news/being-human-not-crime-hiv-immigration-and-state-violence

02/27/2026

Today we honor HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day

We stand with The SERO Project, The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, and with partners across the country fighting to end HIV criminalization, including Center for HIV Law & Policy, Equitas Health, Equality Ohio, NMAC, and many more.

Across the country, outdated HIV criminalization laws are still being used to punish people simply for living with HIV, even when there is no intent, no transmission, and no risk.

That must change, because HIV is manageable, it is preventable, and HIV is not a crime.

Modernize outdate HIV Laws:🔗 www.ohmodernizenow.org

02/27/2026

At OHMM, we recognize HIV Is Not a Crime Day.
HIV is a manageable health condition, not a criminal act. Science has transformed prevention and treatment, but the law has not always kept pace.

Criminalization does not protect public health. It fuels stigma, discourages testing and care, and disproportionately harms Black communities. Modernizing HIV laws means choosing science over fear, care over punishment, and public health over stigma.

📢 Learn why HIV is not a crime and why the law must change:
www.ohmodernizenow.org