Mark Spencer

Mark Spencer

February 10, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

To End AIDS, We Need Science, Not Stigma

Sero Project, a network of people living with HIV and their allies fighting stigma and injustice, said there have been hundreds of prosecutions around the country and punishments are often vastly disproportionate to the facts of the case. Some people have ended up serving long prison sentences.

By Mark Spencer and Steven R. Bryson

6 minute read

January 08, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Serving the Acutely Vulnerable in Pennsylvania

The AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania has been providing free legal services to people living with HIV since 1988. The nature of HIV and AIDS has changed dramatically since then thanks to medical advances that have transformed HIV into a manageable disease if treated properly.

By Mark Spencer

6 minute read

October 20, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Stigma, Discrimination Remain Prevalent

Although consensus had been coalescing for some time on the latest developments in medical science concerning HIV, a recent announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and prevention came as a welcome surpr

By Mark Spencer

5 minute read

July 22, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Who Decides Your Fate, When You Can't?

After years of advocating relentlessly for the Latino community and people with HIV, it was Samuel Morales who needed help at the most dire of times.

By Mark Spencer

10 minute read

May 29, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Time Is Right to Reform Laws on HIV Criminalization

The evolution in the treatment of HIV and AIDS since the 1980s is a testament to the inspiring power of modern medical science. What was once a death sentence that spread fear and panic is now a chronic, manageable disease.

By Mark Spencer

6 minute read

May 29, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Time Is Right to Reform Laws on HIV Criminalization

The evolution in the treatment of HIV and AIDS since the 1980s is a testament to the inspiring power of modern medical science. What was once a death sentence that spread fear and panic is now a chronic, manageable disease.

By Mark Spencer

6 minute read