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January 29, 2007

L.A. Patients Turned Away

HIV positive Los Angelenos are turned away from health care in shockingly high numbers, according to a study released by the Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy. Fifty-six percent of skilled nursing facilities, 47% of obstetricians and 26% of plastic surgeons say they refer people with HIV to other providers, in spite of laws against such discrimination.

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