The author argues that UN Women must take an
aggressive role in the standardization of
health laws and policies in order to ensure
that these laws and policies do not have
negative or criminal consequences on the lives
of women and girls, in particular those that
are HIV-positive. Specifically, the article
examines the criminalization of HIV
transmission as well as public health policies
that have the effect of making women vulnerable
to persecution. The author uses the example of
American courts' treatment of issues raised by
HIV-positive women in the context of parenting