| In the News |
 |
AIDS group sues over STD outbreak among porn stars
Los Angeles, CA - July 20, 2009
An AIDS advocacy group is taking legal steps to make Los Angeles health officials enforce health and safety rules on pornography film sets to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted disease.
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation filed a petition in Superior Court Thursday. In it, the group claims that in the month since an actress tested positive for HIV, the county Department of Public Health has done little to address what it considers to be a serious health threat.
The group is asking the court to order health officials to enforce rules about condom use during porn film shoots.
The department said in a statement that it is committed to preventing the spread of STDs, but does not believe that a lawsuit is the best way to deal with the issue.
- The Associated Press
http://cbs2.com/local/AIDS.Pornography.lawsuit.2.1089455.html
